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Behavioral Science Meets Design

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      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

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      Lola

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  • YouTube Exercise Videos

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    YouTube exercise videos are “inspiring” for multiple reasons, in comparison to using a written list of exercises. In particular, however, to see the “instructor” execute the exercises in real time…

  • NPR’s Tiny Desk concerts

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    The Tiny Desk concert series is a series hosted by NPR which invites a variety of popular artists to come and perform in an intimate setting at their DC headquarters.…

  • Turbie Twist

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    The Turbie Twist “is the original super-absorbent hair towel that stays in place. It features a unique tapered design that allows for a perfect fit on all head-sizes.” This beauty/wellness…

  • Ritual Vitamins

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    Ritual is a supplement line that is “committed to creating the purest, most effective vitamin formulations, and sharing every ingredient, source & scientist that made our vitamin a reality.” The…

  • The League (Dating App)

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    The League is a dating app which requires users to apply through a rigourous survey to gain access to the service in order to curate a pool of elite singles.…

  • Handlebar Cycling

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    Handlebar Cycling (and other exercise businesses) play on the ‘foot in the door’ principle by offering reduced price introductory classes for new customers; they first ask for a much smaller…

  • Snackpass

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    Snackpass is an app which allows customers to order food from local vendors also offering perks once customers amass enough points. This food app powerfully utilizes the influence principle of…

  • Spotify’s “Friends’ Activity” feature

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    The “Friends’ Activity” feature of Spotify shows you what your friends are listening to. The ability to see what you’re friends are listening to/have listened to recently on Spotify is…

  • The lock feature of the Notes app

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    The appeal of this “lock” feature is the reflective experience; the user feels that they’ve satisfactorily safeguarded their information. There is also a degree of ideo-pleasure in that using this…

  • The Note app’s “lock” feature

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    The appeal of this “lock” feature is the reflective experience; the user feels that they’ve satisfactorily safeguarded their information. There is also a degree of ideo-pleasure in that using 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

Contact & Acknowledgements

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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

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