Development of People’s Potential to formulate the Area Development Plans through Design Thinking to promote the People’s Participation to develop the Local Development Plans for Ban Rai Oi, Rai Oi Sub-district, Phichai District, Uttaradit Province

Abstract

This academic article presents the results of the Community-involved project to develop a Sub-district-level development plan using the Foresight process in Rai Oi sub-district, Pichai district, Uttaradit province. The article aims to showcase the project's progress, which involves planning, implementation, observation/evaluation, and reflection. It also aims to propose a process model for enhancing community participation in creating a local development plan in the Rai Oi sub-district, Pichai district, Uttaradit province. The project was carried out using a action research approach known as the Spiral of Steps. The project's performance revealed the following: 1) Planning consist of 1.1) Identifying development issues for enhancing the capabilities of the population in Moo 6, Rai Oi village and 1.2) Clarifying and summarizing the development issues, making decisions on development priorities, defining development guidelines, and providing project proposals. 2) Implementation consist of  2.1) Promoting the project to participants, 2.2) Analyzing community potential using SWOT Analysis, 2.3)Workshopping for providing a community-level development plan with community participation within the framework of 4D (Discover, Define, Develop, Deliver) and 2.4) Compiling and presenting a dataset for the community-level development plan with the participation of the residents of Moo 6to Rai Oi Sub-district Administration Organization. 3)Observation and Evaluation consist of 3.1)Evaluating the learning outcomes and 3.2) Surveying the behavioral development after participating in the project. 4) Reflection consist of Learning outcomes and presenting the dataset for the development plan to Rai Oi Sub-district Administration Organization. The results of the development of the population's capability development process model revealed a academic model called the “Rai-oi 4D-PBOR Model”. This model is used to create a development plan through a design thinking to promote the involvement of the population.