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Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design

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      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

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    Testing a post. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ym6irc1rrov2yI3q-_qV_j3gAb-X57WLfOTApNYNUew/edit?usp=drive_web&ouid=116883797580429002703

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    Testing.

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    Link: ES 22 Drone Files https://www.dropbox.com/sh/z2c718upptbgy34/AAAS05toUn7wvWhuGDVhPr3La?dl=0

  • What I’ve Got

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    Link: What I’ve Got Sweethearts, conversation hearts. These candies are definitely desirable. They consume 40% of the Valentine's Day candy market, still made close to Harvard University in Revere, MA.…

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  • McDonald’s UAE announces delivery

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    Link: McDonald’s UAE announces delivery I really enjoyed this advertisement series put together by McDonald’s for the United Arab Emirates. They associated their brand with familiar childhood characters, such as…

  • THE REINVENTION OF NORMAL

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    Link: THE REINVENTION OF NORMAL This video evokes a pseudo-meta level awareness of design; as it projects not only the wildly eccentric products designed by Dominic Wilcox, but also a…

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    Link: CLICK HERE to support Loco’l – Revolutionary Fast Food What I appreciate most about design is its utility throughout all domains of life. Loco’l is a new start-up fast…

  • Igor Naming Agency on Twitter

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    Link: Igor Naming Agency on Twitter “It’s about time” popped into my mind when this image showed up on my computer screen one recent AM. This pasta container represents the…

  • Design Survivor Challenge 2 REVISION

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    Link: Design Survivor Challenge 2 REVISION “Age is Just A Number” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PcFTqmzd2Y&feature=youtu.be  ~Includes a Preview of Episode One: South America~ “Age is Just a Number” is a series that follows…

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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
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Skyview Commons
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Big fan of the app, and I especially like how it is essentially an upgrade to the various things peo... View
Wanderbus: Adventure, sustainably
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super cool
I love this idea a lot. There is so much potential for more avant-garde uses of the Smith campus cen... View
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