Desirability Lab
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      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
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      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

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      Lou & Grey sweatpants

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      Lola

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      Away Suitcase

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      Earring organizer

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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
Author

  • Portfolio: AW

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    Website: https://adrian-wong.com/ Website traffic analytics from the past week included. [usp_files]http://desirabilitylab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-05-17_5cdf15e948361_C13.png[/usp_files] http://desirabilitylab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/2019-05-17_5cdf15e948361_C13.png

  • Challenge 13: Portfolio

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    Here’s the link to my portfolio: https://opossum-dandelion-cr4j.squarespace.com/ The password is DesignAndDesirability.

  • Challenge 13: Portfolio

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    Link to my portfolio: kelvintejeda.me

  • Challenge 13: Portfolio

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    Link to my portfolio: https://www.jerryyang.me/ Password: design

  • Challenge 13: My Portfolio

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    Link to my portfolio: https://tinyurl.com/WaseemNabulsi

  • Challenge 12 – Pop: Where Dads Meet Dads

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    (link to watch the app in use: https://vimeo.com/336484840) Pop is the first app designed for fathers who want to meet other fathers. The platform has an easy to use interface,…

  • Challenge 13: Portfolio

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    Here’s the link to my portfolio: https://tinyurl.com/kylempaul  

  • Challenge 12: Viewpoint

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    Link to a demo video of the prototype, recorded through a Unity laptop interface: https://vimeo.com/336475765 Viewpoint is a Virtual Reality (VR) app that aims to reduce anxiety by changing perspectives.…

  • Challenge 12: Lulla (ACTUAL)

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    For Challenge 12, our group improved the Lulla pillow from Challenge 9 by adding more features to the pillow, designing the wireframe for a potential accompanying app, and strategizing our…

  • Final Project: Lumio

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    Lumio is an accessory that allows working professionals to signal their availability in real life. For our project, we decided to revamp our project from Challenge 9. Link to video:…

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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
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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