The focus of this study is to shed light on how activating teaching methods coupled with design
thinking processes can promote innovation capabilities among university students. The study
adopts the perspective of new product development in engineering education. The data for the
study were drawn from an international master’s course focusing on the Fuzzy Front End of product
development. Based on the literature and the course learning outcomes, we identified the teaching
methods that facilitate learning the required skills and mindset to enhance students’ innovation
capabilities.