INKUBATOR IDE BERBASIS DESIGN THINKING UNTUK KEPEMIMPINAN PEMUDA KARANG TARUNA DI KOMPLEK SKUADRON HALIM PERDANA KUSUMA

Ayi Ahmid Nurdin; Sugeng Prayetno; Hendra Permadi; Rhoma Iskandar; Winna Sari Kusumaningtyas; Az-Zahraadita Bahira Ramadina; Maya Purnama Siddhi; Iis Kurniawati

Authors

Ayi Ahmid Nurdin Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia
Sugeng Prayetno Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia
Hendra Permadi Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia
Rhoma Iskandar Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia
Winna Sari Kusumaningtyas Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia
Az-Zahraadita Bahira Ramadina Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia
Maya Purnama Siddhi Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia
Iis Kurniawati Program Studi Manajemen, Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis, Universitas Panca Sakti Bekasi, 17144, Indonesia

Keywords:

Community Service, Design Thinking, Youth Leadership, Karang Taruna, Idea Incubator

Abstract

Strengthening youth leadership is a strategic aspect of urban community development in addressing complex and dynamic social challenges. However, youth potential is often not optimally developed due to the absence of a systematic and sustainable idea development platform. This community service program aims to strengthen youth leadership and creativity through the establishment of the Camp GenLead Creative Lab as a Design Thinking–based idea incubator. The partner of this program was a youth organization operating in an urban community context. The implementation method applied a participatory approach through five stages of Design Thinking, namely empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test. Data were collected through field observations, focus group discussions, documentation, and pre–post activity evaluations. The results indicate a significant improvement in youth competencies, with the average score increasing from 2.8 to 3.7 on a four-point scale. In addition, the program produced several social innovation prototypes and successfully formed a sustainable youth idea incubation platform. These findings demonstrate that a Design Thinking–based idea incubator plays an important role in strengthening youth leadership and fostering sustainable social innovation in urban communities.

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