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      May 15, 2020

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  • Challenge 9: NeverLate II

    by baltringer May 8, 2018

    Vicky and I decided to revisit NeverLate (http://desirabilitylab.com/2018/02/12/challenge-2-neverlate/) for this challenge. We loved the initial concept of this app and wanted to take it a step further by tackling issues…

  • The Commute Boot

    by baltringer April 25, 2018

    The Commute Boot

  • WIG: Streak

    by baltringer April 25, 2018

    Almost all messenger devices have a ‘read receipt’ feature, so why not put that function into greater use and maximize productivity? Born in the tech hub of California, Streak is…

  • WIG: Magic Bullet

    by baltringer April 25, 2018

    The mere name of this device is enough to invoke in me a sense of trust that this product can accomplish anything and everything. This series of blender, as part…

  • WIG: Facebook Campus

    by baltringer April 25, 2018

    Think about Harvard’s campus…then think of Disneyland. Where would you rather be? Designed to look like a mix between Disneyland and downtown Palo Alto, Facebook’s campus is fully encompassing, truly…

  • WIG: Water Fountain

    by baltringer April 25, 2018

    This product has achieved instant recognition ever since Halsey Willard Taylor and Luther Haws invented the first drinking water fountain in 1906. Designed to provide safer drinking water and to…

  • Challenge 7: MedEx

    by baltringer April 9, 2018

    MedEx is an app that seeks to improve the search for over the counter medicine for non-fluent English speakers in the U.S. MedEx provides an easy interface that users can…

  • Challenge 7: MedEx

    by baltringer April 9, 2018

    MedEx is an app that seeks to improve the search for over the counter medicine for non-fluent English speakers in the U.S. MedEx provides an easy interface that users can…

  • WIG: Elliptical

    by baltringer April 3, 2018

    Personally, the elliptical is a stage for me to immerse myself in a total body dance workout. A staple in every fitness facility, this machine trains your aerobic capacity effortlessly…

  • WIG: Leggings

    by baltringer March 25, 2018

    Leggings are one of my most staple pieces of clothing: agreeable, multifaceted, and stylish. After its origins in the 18th century as men’s wear and then in the 19th century…

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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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