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Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design

  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
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      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

      Design Learning

      Bucket (2.0)

      Design Learning

      HowTo

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      Nourishly

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      OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

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      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      Reviews

      Lola

      Reviews

      Away Suitcase

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      Earring organizer

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SO2020

  • Apple News

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    The news app by Apple used to be pretty frustrating because a lot of the magazines and Newspapers they included required subscriptions to read, but because of COVID-19, newspapers have…

  • Canva’s Response to COVID-19

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    Canva has done such a great job responding to COVID-19! They are a site that makes basic graphic design accessible and easier and they have used this to help out…

  • Fresh on UberEats

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    Fresh is a vegan restaurant that has several locations in Toronto and I think might have expanded to the USA. A few days ago I was looking at UberEats and…

  • Wayward Brewery Hand Sanitizer

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    Wayward Brewery is a brewery in Vancouver B.C. have started to make hand sanitizer using the equipment previously reserved for beer! It’s a wonderful idea that many breweries are starting…

  • Ripple

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    Ripple is a plant-based milk brand made by extracting protein from peas without taking any of the flavor components from the peas. Their drinks are consequently delicious and don’t taste…

  • Aritzia

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    Aritzia is a Canadian fashion brand that has since expanded to certain areas of the United States. I really admire how they are donating care packages to front-line health workers…

  • Smart Sweets

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    I am obsessed with Smart Sweets, but mostly their “Sweet Fish” product. It tastes so good and is plant-based made with high-quality ingredients. They were also selling them at Costco…

  • Tide

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    Tide is an app that plays beautiful music and sounds inspired by or from nature that helps with focus, meditation, sleep, and relaxation among other things. It is really easy…

  • Moody

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    Moody is a simple yet effective mood logging app. It is so easy to track your mood because all you have to do is click on different buttons, such as…

  • Youth to the People

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    Youth to the People is a skincare brand that uses high quality sustainably sourced vegan ingredients. But they are also a community that supports youth activism. I feel like this…

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Selected News…

Fifteen Professors of the Year, Harvard Crimson, 2016

Top 50 Thinkers: On the Radar 2018
Emerging thinkers with the potential to make lasting contributions
, 2018

Laura Dern & DL Director Say Creators Need to ‘Catch Up’ With Audience’s Desire for Diverse Stories, AdWeek, 2018

Rolling toward a user-friendly commute
Harvard faculty-led startup pioneers human-centric urban travel
, 2017; Vespa’s New Robot Will Carry Your Groceries, CNN Money, 2017

Five Cutting Edge Ideas and Attractions, Boston.com, 2017; Technology That Helps Us Understand Ourselves, HUBWeek, 2017

Food for Thought: Flavor & Algorithms, MIT Museum, 2017

Harvard Aims to Reinvent Business-Engineering Education, Harvard Magazine, 2017

Globetrotting Digital Nomads: The future of work or too good to be true?, Forbes, 2015; Why is a Harvard professor studying digital nomads, Nomadlist, 2015

The nature of desirability, The Design Issue, Kinfolk Magazine (paywall), 2015-2016

Harvard Class Teaches the Design of Desirability, Boston Magazine, 2015

A new model for innovation in big companies, Harvard Business Review, 2013

Present at the Creation (Putting research-based creativity tips to the test), Boston Magazine, 2013

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Cambridge, MA 02138

THANKS TO:

Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching

Harvard Innovation Lab

Harvard Global Health Institute

Berkman Center for Internet and Society

SUTD-MIT International Design Center

April 20, 2020
Best Idea
This is my favorite idea from the challenge. Not only do I think this is high need for students, but... View
Happy Cafe
April 20, 2020
need it
I would love to see this come true. While I agree Harvard did solid job with the student spaces, I t... View
Skyview Commons
April 20, 2020
Good combination
Big fan of the app, and I especially like how it is essentially an upgrade to the various things peo... View
Wanderbus: Adventure, sustainably
April 20, 2020
super cool
I love this idea a lot. There is so much potential for more avant-garde uses of the Smith campus cen... View
Skyview Commons

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