During the last weekend of October 2018, specialistsfrom around the world met in Lisbon for the sixth‘Why the World Needs Anthropologists’ symposium(WWNA). This yearly conference – which providesa space for sharing information, experiences anddiscussions regarding applied anthropology – hasgone from a one-afternoon symposium to a three-dayevent with lectures, panel discussions, speed-talks,workshops, guided tours, social events and‘Hot-Spots’ – stands where a range of institutions,sponsors and partners can present what they do. Thisyear’s conference gathered more than 300 peoplefrom 33 countries (and more than a thousand onlinevisitors via live-streaming) to reflect on the possibilitiesthat the emergent discipline of design anthropologybrings to anthropologists and designers andfor cross-disciplinary collaborations. Significantlynamed, Designing the Future was a response to whatmany in the field feel is a time when the world needsmore engaged anthropologists to spark ideas andbring out informed and well-thought-out research-basedsolutions.

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人类学家和设计师共同设计未来

2018 年 10 月的最后一个周末，来自世界各地的专家齐聚里斯本，参加第六届“为什么世界需要人类学家”研讨会 (WWNA)。这个一年一度的会议——为分享应用人类学的信息、经验和讨论提供了一个空间——从一个下午的研讨会变成了为期三天的活动，包括讲座、小组讨论、速谈、研讨会、导游、社交活动和“热门话题”。 Spots'——一系列机构、赞助商和合作伙伴可以展示他们所做工作的地方。今年的会议聚集了来自 33 个国家的 300 多人（以及超过 1000 名通过直播的在线观众），共同思考设计人类学这一新兴学科给人类学家和设计师带来的可能性以及跨学科合作的可能性。名副其实，