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Desirability Lab

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  • 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

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      Earring organizer

      May 15, 2020

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  • Challenge 9: Boost 2.0

    by baltringer May 10, 2018

    Jason, Sofia, Snow, Luis, Andrew, and Govind decided to revisit Boost to try and develop ways to improve what we thought was one of our best products. We began by…

  • WIG: Cross Pen

    by baltringer May 2, 2018

    My father got me this pen during the winter break – a black matte cross pen. I love the slick and modern design. Its all metal and quite heavy, almost…

  • WIG: Utopia Lamp

    by baltringer May 2, 2018

    I recently got this new desk lamp for my dorm. I wasn’t expecting much – but was impressed of how a $10 desk lamp could carry such a great design.…

  • WIG: DJI Mavic Air

    by baltringer May 1, 2018

    I’ve written about Drones here before. This new particular product has been surprising me on every step of the way, the Dji Mavic Air. Its a powerful evolution from the…

  • WIG: Swell

    by baltringer May 1, 2018

    It may seem like just another regular water bottle, but the Swell stood out to me for its incredibly simple and desirable design. First, its premisse: Swell keeps the warm…

  • WIG: Ember Ceramic Mug

    by baltringer April 30, 2018

    IoT has reached Coffee Mugs. I got an “Ember Mug” a while back, and I have to say I am very surprised. The design is very simple, a regular ceramic…

  • WIG: Cold Brew Iced Coffee Maker

    by baltringer April 30, 2018

    As we shift from winter to spring (finally!), the weather gets warmer, and some of the joy that came with a hot cup of coffee to wake you up during…

  • Challenge 8: Boost

    by baltringer April 25, 2018

    Boost https://youtu.be/kuUtTmyOoj0

  • Challenge 7: awhere

    by baltringer April 9, 2018

    Introducing awhere!

  • WIG: Folding Cane

    by baltringer March 23, 2018

    I got this for my grandmother a few weeks back, as any other grandchild too lazy to go out, simply getting things online. She wanted to get a new cane…

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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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Barus & Holley, No. 220
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