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  • Challenge 5

    by post_author April 19, 2017

    moriahlfrenchaa15: OVERVIEW Our plan to publicize our fashion survey will focus on targeting individuals with knowledge and/or a background in fashion. Since the aim of the survey is to collect…

  • Challenge 9: Tempo

    by post_author April 19, 2017

    Personal listening devices are becoming more and more isolating, and have the potential to cause hearing damage. While these devices can be good for concentration in a distracting environment or…

  • What I’ve Got:The Stupendous Splendiferous ButterUp

    by post_author April 16, 2017

    I think a lot about food and, more specifically, butter. I am often annoyed when I butter things because once you manage to cut off a bit of overly-cold butter,…

  • The Problem with Bath Soap

    by post_author April 16, 2017

    When you’re selecting a product to cleanse 90% of your body, it pays to make an informed decision. According to the Women’s Health Magazine, the population is split 50/50 between…

  • What I’ve Got: CCVA Consumer Research Center

    by post_author April 3, 2017

    The Carpenter Center bookstore is full of really fascinating, current artist books. The few times that I have been inside, I think to myself that I should spend more time…

  • Challenge 8

    by post_author March 29, 2017
  • Challenge 7: Shoulder

    by post_author March 26, 2017

    Play with our prototype: https://pr.to/IRRC7J/ Background For Challenge 6, we tested how truthfully people present themselves on social media and what affected it had on the mental health of users. We…

  • What I’ve Got: Hanging outlet

    by post_author March 26, 2017

    Could not find out if these hanging outlets have an electrical engineering practicality, but they make rooms a lot safer by preventing tripping. Our power bricks can stay clean and…

  • lululemon run ways duffel

    by post_author March 12, 2017

    This duffel is water resistant and well-constructed. Key features are the diagonal zipper that makes it easier to reach contents inside and the abundance of pockets. It has been a…

  • What I’ve Got:

    by post_author March 6, 2017

    Posted elsewhere. Link:https://www.tumblr.com/blog/moriahlfrenchaa15

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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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