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  • by post_author May 5, 2015

    For my final project I decided challenge myself with another concrete furniture project.  I wanted to explore beyond the typical gray concrete look, and create something that looked like it…

  • by post_author April 20, 2015

    We decided to use the existing Under Armour material because according to Under Armour, it doesn’t just make you warm, it keeps you warm, with no extra weight.  It is…

  • UX Challenge 8

    by post_author April 15, 2015

    Background Sending a care package to someone is quite a hassle.  You will have to put in a lot of effort finding little gifts, going to the store to pick…

  • by post_author April 14, 2015

    Our furniture design was relatively simple, but left a huge amount of freedom for personalization/innovation. Touching a bit on a few of Dieter Rams’s Design Principles that we believe are…

  • by post_author March 31, 2015

    DESIGN We created headphones people will use when listening to a song that conveys a positive emotion.  We took the original headphones file and edited it in the following ways.…

  • by post_author March 22, 2015

    The Betty’s Billions team was very happy with the project from when we last left off. The feedback and response to our pilot was positive, and we were excited to…

  • by post_author March 16, 2015

    Tesla Motors creates cars that are energy efficient and superbly well designed.  The aesthetics are slick and clean, rounded sides, shiny, and have the appearance of being fast.  Even if…

  • by post_author March 16, 2015

    3D printers are all the rage today.  One of the more recent products is the 3Doodler.  The 3Doodler allows anyone to essentially print what they want straight from their hand.…

  • fitbit youth initiative

    by post_author March 8, 2015

    The Problem: At fitbit, our mission is to empower and inspire our customers to live a healthier, more active life.  However, as a company committed to sustainable health and wellness,…

  • by post_author March 8, 2015

    At the talk I went to with one of the architects on the Space team at Continuum, he mentioned his experience helping design the Swiffer.  There was a big need…

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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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