Desirability Lab
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      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

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      OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

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Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design

  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
    • Design Learning

      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

      Design Learning

      Bucket (2.0)

      Design Learning

      HowTo

      Design Learning

      Nourishly

      Design Learning

      OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

  • Product Desirability Reviews
    • Reviews

      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      Reviews

      Lola

      Reviews

      Away Suitcase

      Reviews

      Earring organizer

  • PXDD Course
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AG2020

  • 350°: Gamified

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    We used Unity and Visual Studio to add a gamified questionnaire to the original version of the 350 app. During the time of COVID-19, it has become increasingly difficult to…

  • Space-saving bike rack

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    Most cities’ bike racks are installed in a way that takes up space, and are sometimes inconvenient to pedestrians. This bike rack, however, blends perfectly into the urban environment, and…

  • The Drop Rest mug

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    The Drop Rest mug features a subtle, yet powerful design feature that make it stand out from all other mugs. A thin recess circumvents the outer face, catching coffee that…

  • W4 Hybrid Humidifier

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    The design of the W4 Hybrid Humidifier is simple, seductive, and elastic. The clean design of this humidifier allows it to stand out when isolated, while also blending into the…

  • Domestika

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    Domestika hosts “online courses for creatives,” unlocking the secrets that many professionals hold to themselves. Domestika has a wide range of courses, ranging from Architectural Rendering through advanced collage techniques,…

  • Seaboard RISE

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    The Seaboard RISE is a MIDI keyboard with incredible touch sensitivity. Through slight motions, users are able to mimic vibratos, and finally compose that guitar part to a song, despite…

  • Paint By Numbers

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    These canvases come with detailed instructions noting which color is associated with which number. Now it’s up to the artist to fill in the canvas with the appropriate colors. This…

  • 3D Printer

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    I find 3D Printing inspiring. In order to create a 3D print, one has to learn how to make a 3D model, a very useful skill in architecture, design, and…

  • Phone Lenses

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    These little lenses are sure to up your phone photography skills. Go out and explore that artistic side of you, while staying on a budget.

  • 350°: Never Eat Alone

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    Dating can be tricky, especially when you can’t go outside and meet up with a potential love interest. Although quarantine has been a challenge for many to stay connected with…

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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

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

Contact & Acknowledgements

RESEARCH LAB OFFICE:
Desirability Lab
Harvard University
Pierce Hall, No. 204C
Cambridge, MA 02138

THANKS TO:

Harvard School of Engineering & Applied Sciences

Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching

Harvard Innovation Lab

Harvard Global Health Institute

Berkman Center for Internet and Society

SUTD-MIT International Design Center

April 20, 2020
Best Idea
This is my favorite idea from the challenge. Not only do I think this is high need for students, but... View
Happy Cafe
April 20, 2020
need it
I would love to see this come true. While I agree Harvard did solid job with the student spaces, I t... View
Skyview Commons
April 20, 2020
Good combination
Big fan of the app, and I especially like how it is essentially an upgrade to the various things peo... View
Wanderbus: Adventure, sustainably
April 20, 2020
super cool
I love this idea a lot. There is so much potential for more avant-garde uses of the Smith campus cen... View
Skyview Commons

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