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  • What I’ve Got: Tommy Hilfiger Wallet

    by post_author February 19, 2016

    I have owned this wallet for more than 2 years. I got it from Amazon for $15-20. There are several things that I find desirable about this product. First, it…

  • Pillowcase

    by post_author February 19, 2016

    The following is the process of sewing a pillowcase. I choose this fabric, because it looks light, comfy and versatile in a bedroom setting. One of the surprises while completing…

  • Froyo and Strawberry Ice Cream

    by post_author February 16, 2016

    My first pair for parallel tasting is frozen yogurts from Berryline and Pinkberry.  Let’s start with Berryline. The frozen yogurt from Berryline smells a little sour and somewhat reminiscent of…

  • Flyup

    by post_author February 7, 2016

    The following is my new sales pitch for this product. I try to integrate the concept of multi-sensory advertising and also show why this product is desirable at the same…

  • News App for Semi-literate Indians

    by post_author January 31, 2016

    Hello everyone, The homepage aims be simplistic. A user clicks the big “go read” icon to read news. The news that show up are randomly selected from the categories that…

  • by post_author January 27, 2016

    As an international student from a tropical country like Thailand, I had zero idea about how to dress myself in winter when I first got to Cambridge. It did not…

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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