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  • About the Lab
  • Product Desirability Reviews
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      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      May 15, 2020

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      Lola

      May 15, 2020

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      Away Suitcase

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      Earring organizer

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  • Challenge 9: Stargate

    by baltringer May 9, 2018

    Original post: http://desirabilitylab.com/2018/03/05/challenge-5-stargate/ Stargate: n. a portal that permits nearly instantaneous travel from one universe to another. And we’ve brought one down to Earth. This public art installation — a…

  • Challenge Nine: The Chat Hat (revised, link to original)

    by baltringer May 9, 2018

    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-3bVrZwRLldktVYkCuaCkxwOD8rY-GkWFKhECWixq3I/edit#slide=id.g387ec40fe3_0_105

  • Challenge Nine: The Chat Hat (revised)

    by baltringer May 9, 2018

    In our new product we have decided to use a GPS sensor instead of proximity sensor because GPS sensor can detect location from a farther distance which is more helpful…

  • Challenge 8: the Chat Hat

    by baltringer April 25, 2018

    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-3bVrZwRLldktVYkCuaCkxwOD8rY-GkWFKhECWixq3I/edit#slide=id.g387ec40fe3_0_105

  • WIG: Flawless Curls

    by baltringer April 21, 2018

    Curly hair can feel like a curse when the humidity’s high. I’ve tried a number of hair products to control my frizz, but none work as well as Tresemme’s “Flawless…

  • WIG: LiliLite

    by baltringer April 14, 2018

    My friend has one of these shelf-light-bookmark combos, and I have to say: I’m not a fan. In theory, they’re sleek, fun, and save space in one’s bedroom. But the…

  • WIG: A Growing Desk

    by baltringer April 13, 2018

    In general, I love IKEA’s products because they take into consideration users’ everyday needs. The PAHL desk, in particular, leverages a common problem (children outgrowing their desks) into a sleek…

  • Challenge 7: Turnaround

    by baltringer April 9, 2018

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  • WIG: A Fan of Fans

    by baltringer April 4, 2018

    When it comes to room decor, fans don’t rank high on visual appeal. That’s why I was happy to find the Vornado Flippi V6, a compact space-cooler that’s… really cute.…

  • WIG: A Special Case

    by baltringer April 4, 2018

    People say not to put all your eggs in one basket — but when it comes to phone cases, why not? I don’t know what I did before these convenient,…

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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

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

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