Desirability Lab
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Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design

  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
    • Design Learning

      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

      Design Learning

      Bucket (2.0)

      Design Learning

      HowTo

      Design Learning

      Nourishly

      Design Learning

      OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

  • Product Desirability Reviews
    • Reviews

      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      Reviews

      Lola

      Reviews

      Away Suitcase

      Reviews

      Earring organizer

  • PXDD Course
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  • CreativeCommons

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    My emerging design perspective places a lot of value on products that are well-integrated with the user’s existing life, and enhance experiences without totally changing them. I have come to…

  • MasterClass

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    I find the design of MasterClass very compelling to my emerging design point of view. I think that the product itself is well designed to meet people where they are…

  • Wild.AI

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    I am not yet a user of Wild.AI, but I am patiently waiting on the waitlist because I find the design and product spec very compelling. Wild.AI is a bespoke…

  • Milanote

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    My emerging design point of view places a lot of emphasis on usability and the ease with which a product blends with the user’s life and preferences. I appreciate Milanote…

  • BlueLand

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    As I have refined my emerging design point of view, I can appreciate that I really enjoy the product design of BlueLand cleaning products. BlueLand makes reusable class containers for…

  • iPhone Screen Time

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    iPhone Screen Time gives a weekly report on the amount of time the phone user has spent on their phone in the past week. In the report it includes a…

  • SNL at Home

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    SNL at Home is the continuation of the Saturday Night Live series since New York has been under stay-at-home orders. Saturday Night Live is typically performed and filmed in front…

  • No Touch Thermometer

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    No touch thermometer can be used to take someone’s temperature without the thermometer actually touching the person. This is an incredibly useful innovation because it allows to take the temperature…

  • Graduation Yard Sign

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    Most of the high schools in my area have been distributing yard signs for members of their senior class which say something congratulatory for the Class of 2020, the name…

  • Facebook Messenger Rooms:

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    Facebook Messenger Rooms is a new tool in the Facebook suite which allows users to create video chatrooms by way of their Facebook accounts. Video chatrooms have become an important…

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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

Contact & Acknowledgements

RESEARCH LAB OFFICE:
Desirability Lab
Harvard University
Pierce Hall, No. 204C
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
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Happy Cafe
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Skyview Commons
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Wanderbus: Adventure, sustainably
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super cool
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