ABSTRACT
Design anthropology is an emerging field and consists of multiple practices. In terms of university educations the institutional context fosters different approaches to teaching Design anthropology. This chapter reviews that in building closer relations between using and producing, designing and using, people and things, a move is required away from a problem-orientated approach towards designing. Design Anthropology according to Marcus is concerned with the design of a thing. Rather it is concerned with the institutionalization of insights, how they are made tangible and how to trace deliverables. In parallel to writing and teaching the editors are actively involved in research activities at SPIRE. The SPIRE strategic research centre builds upon 15 years of research by the user-centred design group at the Mads Clausen Institute, University of Southern Denmark. Being involved in SPIRE research activities has afforded possibilities to work closely for extended periods of time with different disciplines, external company and industrial partners, the public sector and local communities.
