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Perspectives for Peace

My proposed experience attempts to bring people together who have opposing views on the Israel-Palestine Conflict. The motivation behind my experience is based on Robb Willer’s TED talk and Nicholas E

What I’ve Got: The Next Move App

Back in 2009, Urban Daddy released a brilliant app for the iPhone. The free service is available in 12 cities throughout the United States. Users input into the app where they are, who they are with,

Challenge 2A

Here are my three icons (socks, eyeglasses, and a building). It was really cool to be able to recreate a specific building using vector graphics and turn the image into a recognizable icon: Here is a

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What I’ve Got: Saks Off 5th

Saks Off 5th is a great place to find great deals on top-quality merchandise. The story behind the outlet’s expansion is fascinating and a great way to examine how corporations adapt to change. As wri

Challenge 3: SpareFare

Spare Fare is a banking app designed to encourage young adults to save by monitoring their spending at restaurants and cafes. Restaurant consumption is an activity that young adults are likely to enga

What I’ve Got: Capital One Banking Cafes

In 2014 and 2015, Capital One bank rolled out a series of “banking cafes” throughout Boston, one of which is located right here in Harvard Square. The first Capital One Café was established in NYC in

What I’ve Got: Soul Cycle’s Branding

Soul Cycle is a fun, high-intensity, spinning class that has earned a cult following since its founding in 2006. From 2012 to 2014, the growing brand expanded from 12 to 26 studios and more than tripl

Challenge 5: Testagram

captainlrose: 1) Who we want to target. We want to work with the brand to understand the composition of their clientele. Do they target high-income or low-income users? Men or women? Young adults or

What I’ve Got: Rain Poncho

I wrote about rain ponchos for my first week “wearable item” post. However, I feel as though the practicality of rain ponchos necessitates that I elaborate further. The rain poncho is maybe one of the

What I’ve Got: drybar

drybar has been a huge success in the market and the pioneer of the “no cuts, no color, just blowouts” trend in the hairstyling market. drybar is a hair salon, but they provide no other services besid

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WING Wing serves as your automated, personal wing-man/wing-woman wherever you go. For challenge 7, we decided to build a multi-platform app that helps users build confidence and engage in effective co

Drone Challenge

What I’ve Got: Rent the Runway

Rent the Runway was a brilliantly developed and executed idea that allows users to “rent” designer fashion at a low price. The idea for the company builds on the fact that many women buy an expensive

What I’ve Got: Grain Free Tortilla Chips

My roommate introduced me to Siete Grain Free Tortilla Chips. At first, I was skeptical. However, this week was the Jewish holiday of Passover, and I found these grain-free chips (which are also K for

What I’ve Got: Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime is part of the reason why I try to make all purchases through Amazon. Amazon Prime costs $99 per year and gets you free 2-day shipping on over 30 million items. Amazon currently has 65 mi

What I’ve Got: Classroom to Table

Harvard’s classroom to table program began in September 2015. The program pays for undergraduate students to have a meal with a professor to engage in dialogue outside of the classroom. Many of Harva

What I Don’t Got: Computer Readability in the Sun

It is very frustrating when it is a beautiful day outside and you want to complete productive computer work, however, you cannot read your computer screen while sitting in the sun. After a thorough Go

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What I’ve Got: Crazy Creeks

Crazy creeks were a big fad years ago during my time at summer camp. They are lightweight, portable chairs made of foam that sit on the ground. Your body weight is used to make the chair sit upright c

What I’ve Got: Neutra’s Kaufmann House

The iconic Kaufmann house is located in Palm Springs, California and was designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1946. Edgar Kaufmann, who commissioned the house, is the same man who commissioned Fran

Challenge 10: evolve