Desirability Lab
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      OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

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Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design

  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
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      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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MT2020

  • Bucket (2.0)

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    Bucket is an anti-social media social media platform. The app allows users to deepen connections with the people that matter most through the exchange and co-creation of aspirations. Users create…

  • back beat co.

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    This California clothing line creates stunning, minimalistic designs from low impact fabrics (either organically farmed, made from renewable resources, or recycled). Their products are also ethically made. The attention this…

  • Levels.fyi

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    This website crowdsources information on which companies are still hiring. Usefully, this site tells users when it was confirmed that the company was hiring, which types of roles its hiring…

  • Some Good News (with John Krasinski)

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    Actor John Krasinski started a home-filmed video series during quarantine to offer some good news (and comedic relief) to the public during this time. Everything about this series is lovable,…

  • Zoom University (app)

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    A group of computer science students from USC have launched an app for their peers which would undertake daily matching and video double-dates for users and a friend. This app…

  • Remote Students Community Newsletter

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    Two entrepreneurial college students have started a website/newsletter which collates remote internship, job opportunities, and other resources for college students during this time. I personally have found their email content…

  • Shopify: Extended Free Trial Period

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    Leading e-commerce site-builder, Shopify, has responded to the COVID-19 crisis by extending its free trial period from 14 to 90 days. With this extended time frame, the company hopes to…

  • Go The Distance: Responsible Outdoor Running

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    In an interview, Tian Wei, a graduate student at the GSD, expressed a problem she faces during this pandemic. Living a healthy lifestyle and exercising is important to her, but…

  • Bonfire

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    Bonfire is a website which allows artists to easily create and sell custom apparel without holding inventory; they take care of production and shipping completely. By easing the logistical pains…

  • Screen Time Report Feature on iPhone

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    The ScreenTime Report feature on iPhone is “inspiring” in a uniquely inhibitive way. This feature inspires, for me, a moment of reflection and an active effort to reduce the amount…

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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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