Desirability Lab
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      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      May 15, 2020

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      May 15, 2020

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      Lola

      May 15, 2020

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      May 15, 2020

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Desirability Lab

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

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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

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  • Challenge 12: IOTA

    by general May 14, 2019

    The state of accessories is minimalism.  Which is why we decided to create a minimalistic bag that is not only fashionable, but useful. Introducing IOTA, the fashion-forward bag that is customizable.…

  • Challenge 13: Portfolio

    by general May 8, 2019

    https://scholar.harvard.edu/rileyhoveland

  • What I’ve Got: Google Calendar

    by general April 23, 2019

    For my final WIG, I decided to talk about my favorite product ever created: Google calendar. I would not be the organized, color-coded, type-A person that I am today. I…

  • What I’ve Got: Asana

    by general April 23, 2019

    Asana is a project management tool that I learned about at work this semester. I work for the college’s communications team as the main intern/assistant, and I always have a…

  • WIG: Dr. Lipp’s Balm

    by general April 16, 2019

    I recently received a travel size Dr. Lipp’s in my BirchBox monthly subscription box. I was intrigued, as it was small, pink, and sticky. But, this miracle palm made my…

  • Challenge 9: Lumio

    by general April 10, 2019

    https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L3bsu_SvGL_SEQ5etktplflUtkjU15B4xLxoxJFtQuw/edit#slide=id.p  

  • What I’ve Got: KonMari Method

    by general April 8, 2019

    Yes. I got on the bandwagon. While flying back from Hawaii, all sad and heartbroken, I decided to try to lessen my anxiety by watching Tidying Up with Marie Kondo. Little…

  • What I’ve Got: Tea Steeper

    by general April 3, 2019

    Yep, I’m back with more about tea. I decided to spend some money and purchase a magic steeper. This thing is so cool. From the website: “[It works] like a…

  • Challenge 7: Liar Liar

    by general April 1, 2019

    The best way to lie and feel good about it!     [usp_files]http://desirabilitylab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-04-01_5ca2008676039_ScreenShot2019-04-01at8.12.18AM.png[/usp_files] http://desirabilitylab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2019-04-01_5ca2008676039_ScreenShot2019-04-01at8.12.18AM.png

  • WIG: Hydro Flask Paracord Handle

    by general March 27, 2019

    I spent my Spring Break in Hawaii, and I have never seen more people with Hydro Flasks in my life. As you may know from an earlier WIG, I love my…

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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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