Desirability Lab
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      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

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      OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

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      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

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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

  • Grace Farms

    by

    Grace Farms is a public space where the architecture blends in with the landscape. The boundaries between inside and outside, architecture and landscape are blurred as people meander through and…

  • Charlotte Chesnais

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    Charlotte Chesnais Jewelry has a very unique, sculptural design that is very elegant and beautiful. The jewelry such as the earrings frames the ears very well and makes it look…

  • IKEA Manual

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    IKEA Manual is great and fits into my definition of good design as it is very intuitive and easy to understand. Only using graphics as instructions solves the problem that…

  • Reformation

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    Reformation is a sustainable clothing store. The entire brand is very aesthetically pleasing and it calls for a more environmentally conscious way of living. Although the price is on the…

  • Co-Star

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    Co-Star is an app that allows you to check your daily horoscopes while connecting to friends. The app allows you to see how well you match with your friends and…

  • FIMO

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    FIMO is an app that allows you to transform your digital photos into films (physio-pleasure). As film cameras become more popular, this app allows you to get the same effect…

  • Zipcar

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    Zipcar is a car rental service that allows you to rent a car through your phone, which is very helpful during the pandemic as there’s no need for any physical…

  • Lifesum

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    Lifesum is an app that helps people track their daily calories count and achieve their diet goals. The interface is very easy to use. And the feature for you to…

  • Muji

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    Muji is a Japanese store that sells simple and minimalist products. Their products are of great quality and the store itself is very soothing and calming to be in, which…

  • Moleskine sketchbook

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    Moleskine sketchbook is my favorite sketchbook because the quality of the paper is super nice and the cover is sturdy and sleek. It is very nice to hold and look…

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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
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Happy Cafe
April 20, 2020
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Skyview Commons
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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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