Desirability Lab
  • About the Lab
  • Product Desirability Reviews
    • Reviews

      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Lola

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Away Suitcase

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Earring organizer

      May 15, 2020

  • Join Community!
    • PXDD Course Overview
    • Go to Community
Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design / We moved from Harvard to Brown University + RISD on Oct 1st

Check out our Global Creative Collaboration study on why some teams work better than others

Check out our 'Inner Fashion' Creative Expression + Mental Health NFT art project

  • About the Lab
  • Product Desirability Reviews
    • Reviews

      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Lola

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Away Suitcase

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Earring organizer

      May 15, 2020

  • Join Community!
    • PXDD Course Overview
    • Go to Community
Author

Vivian Zhou

Vivian Zhou

  • Love in the Dark

    by Vivian Zhou May 14, 2020

    This is a dance concept video created by widely respected choreographer, Kyle Hanagami. I am particularly inspired by this piece because of how it takes the traditional, standard idea of…

  • Taza Chocolate

    by Vivian Zhou May 14, 2020

    Taza Chocolate, based in Somerville, MA is a chocolate company that produces and sells its own chocolate. Amidst the competition and capitalism embodied by “Big Chocolate” companies and even the…

  • Like Real People Do

    by Vivian Zhou May 14, 2020

    This is a dance concept video created by renowned urban dance choreographers, Keone and Mari. Aside from my being a huge fan of their work and artistry, I am particularly…

  • Her Name is Han

    by Vivian Zhou May 14, 2020

    This is a unique Korean restaurant in New York City, and quite possibly one of my all time favorite restaurants. Of course, the food they serve is delicious, but what…

  • Eight

    by Vivian Zhou May 14, 2020

    This is a new song and music video by the Korean artist IU that recently came out. While I don’t really follow her music, this really caught my attention and…

  • OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

    by Vivian Zhou May 14, 2020

    For this Human-Centered Design challenge, we delved into the question of how we could reimagine a traditional workspace in order to better fit a wide variety of needs and environments.…

  • Novid

    by Vivian Zhou May 13, 2020

    This new app provides an efficient and anonymous solution for tracing the spread of Covid19. In a time when contact tracing is crucial to fighting the spread of the virus…

  • Feeding America

    by Vivian Zhou May 13, 2020

    This organization has been around since pre-Covid times, but it has become especially important in light of the pandemic, providing crucial and nutritional meals from those who have been most…

  • Online Town

    by Vivian Zhou May 13, 2020

    This newly developed product is aimed toward helping people better connect in a digital way during this socially distant time. While many technologies such as Zoom and Google Hangouts exist…

  • Digital Seasons for the Arts

    by Vivian Zhou May 13, 2020

    Since many different arts-oriented organizations (such as professional dance companies) have had to cancel their usual season of showings and showcases, many of them have moved online and are streaming…

Newer Posts
Older Posts

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

Designing digital workspaces for creativity and collaboration in online project-based courses, MIT Media Lab, 2020

A living (room) lab: With students off campus, faculty and staff innovated to redesign hands-on courses, Harvard SEAS, 2020

Chef League (mobile game) challenges you to improvise recipes like the pros, VentureBeat, 2019.

When it comes to innovation, it’s personal: The secret to successful innovation isn’t a great idea; it’s great people, The Business Post, 2019

Smart kitchens need smarter ideas to solve real problems, Fortune, 2019

Design for Desirability: Game design challenge requires students to think outside the box, Harvard SEAS, 2019

Apply the science of desirability to game design at GDC, Gamasutra: The art and business of making games, 2019

Applying human-centered design processes to build successful teams. Into Practice, Harvard Vice Provost Office for Advances in Learning, 2019

Tech that helps us understand ourselves, Future Assembly, 2019

Women changing the way we think about innovation. Stern Speakers, 2019

Loneliness, the fear of digital nomads, Le Temps. (in French), 2019

LA Design Festival spotlights city’s ‘creative diversity and talent’, Dezeen, 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
Brown University & RISD
Barus & Holley, No. 220
Email: ba[at]desirabilitylab.com

 

THANKS TO EARLY SUPPORTERS:

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

Harvard Admin Section

  • About the Prof
  • Link to SEAS Canvas (for undergrads)
  • Link to GSD Canvas (for grad students)
  • Instagram
  • Email
  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
  • PXDD Course
  • Team Study Home

©2021 - All Right Reserved.


Back To Top