Desirability Lab
  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
    • Design Learning

      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
Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design

  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
    • Design Learning

      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
Tag:

NAY2020

  • iFashion: Fashion design in your pocket

    by

    Fashion design takes skill and practice: the process is rife with opportunities for mistakes. How does one design a pattern? What type of stitch should I use? What’s an inseam?…

  • Recomposing

    by

    Recompose offers a green and sustainable Death Care alternative to cremation and conventional burial methods. Their service gently converts human remains into the soil to nourish new life after death.…

  • Ant Forest

    by

    Ant Forest is a gamified service equipped in Alipay promoting alow-carbon lifestyle. Users have a personal carbon account to keep track of daily pedometers, using public transportation, utility payment and…

  • Minecraft Graduation Ceremony

    by

    The UC Berkeley Class of 2020 will still have the opportunity to graduate amid the COVID-19 crisis through the online gaming platform, Minecraft. A group of students reconstruct the virtual…

  • Design Home

    by

    Design Home is a game designed for addicts of home decorating. It allows users to live the life of an interior decorator. In daily Design Challenges, users could style visually…

  • Sourdough Hotel

    by

    I remember reading news about services provided for households to foster-care their old dough when they plan to leave home for a while. It is similar to the services for…

  • Artset

    by

    This stunningly beautiful app is like having a virtual art set right inside your iPad. Paint and draw via the realistic photo interface with tools that look and feel like…

  • Mooda

    by

    Mooda is the simplest app I found so far to keep track of daily moods. Just select a face icon every day. You could add texts or images to describe…

  • Fabulous

    by

    It is also a routine tracker I found recently during self-quarantine. It is very engaging and inspiring because the mechanics of the app to build a routine is based around…

  • CovidSafe

    by

    The COVIDSafe is an app designed by the Australian government to speeds up contacting people exposed to coronavirus (COVID-19). Citizens are encouraged to use the app to get informed of…

Newer Posts
Older Posts

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

Welcome

We’re excited for the semester!

Community

Community happens in our class Miro private spaces.

Admin

  • About the Prof
  • Link to SEAS Canvas (for undergrads)
  • Link to GSD Canvas (for grad students)
  • Schedule link (added after class begins)
  • About the Lab
  • Design Learning
  • PXDD Course

©2021 - All Right Reserved.


Back To Top