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Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design

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      iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

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  • Challenge 9: Pocket Heart

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    Link to challenge 9 presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1bUiXiQ2LGk7PjyR7B-O4XE1A7Q70Yfmi80UOl14Ct4E/edit#slide=id.p Pocket Heart is a tangible relief mechanism that connects a person with a loved one when undergoing stress. Pocket Heart tracks the pulse of…

  • Challenge 9: HoodSpace

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    Hoodspace is a wearable product that reduces anxiety through sound and heat. It is a hood with built-in speakers that play white noise heard only by you and no one…

  • Challenge 9: Lumio

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

  • FINAL Challenge 9: Earn Your Stripes

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    Running Shirt: We made two major changes to our product. Through multiple iterations, we found that the thermochromic ink is not as sensitive to heat as we originally expected, especially…

  • Challenge9: Earn Your Stripe

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    Visual demonstration of new design: thermochromic shirt and hydrochromic jacket Companion app that has a motivational aspect (Beth’s suggestions: notification, shows the pattern start to form on the screen as…

  • Challenge 9: Medex Revisited

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    For this challenge, I chose to revisit Challenge 8, in which my team and I conceived of an application to allow non-native english speakers to find the medicine they need…

  • Challenge 9: Medex Revisited

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    For this challenge, I chose to revisit Challenge 8, in which my team and I conceived of an application to allow non-native English speakers to find the medicine they need…

  • Challenge 9: A 2nd Life

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    This is a revisited Challenge 2. Original link: http://desirabilitylab.com/2018/02/12/challenge-2-the-simple-pack/ We revisited Challenge 2 because the design process was “rough” in that we had only really employed user journeys at that…

  • Challenge 9: Boost 2.0

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    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…

  • Thompson Challenge 9 Final Edit

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    THIS ONE IS THE FINAL. I couldn’t stop fidgeting with it. For my redesign, I wanted to look at an aspect of Challenge 7 that our team Happy Shopping got…

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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

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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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