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  • Tridapta

    by post_author April 25, 2017

    An Interface for EveryoneUser NeedOver 54 million people in the United States have arthritis, a disease that makes it difficult to use the joints in the hands and wrists to…

  • What I’ve Got – Thick/Thin EyelinerI use Maybelline’s Thick/Thin eyeliner and I really like the flexibility it gives me to try different makeup styles. The tip of the brush is flat, so it can be used to paint thick or thin lines, which makes this brush more versatile than most standard brushes. I also like the formula they use, which is fairly waterproof, so it doesn’t smear or smudge from daily use. 

    by post_author April 23, 2017
  • What I’ve Got – Tide To GoI really love my Tide to go pen because it makes it easy to manage small stains on clothes. When wearing a light colored outfit, this item makes it convenient to remove any stains, as it fits easily in a purse. The pen shape makes it easy to use and prevents any extra cleaning solution from spilling out, making it useful and practical. 

    by post_author April 23, 2017
  • What I’ve Got – Bedside Lamp with an OutletMy bedside table lamp comes with an outlet, and I really love this design. It fits my needs exactly, since I use my phone as an alarm, and lets me charge my phone overnight without having to reach behind furniture to plug it in. This device is a great combination of two different needs, the need for a bedside light and a charger, and combines these two uses in an elegant way. 

    by post_author April 23, 2017
  • Challenge 10: Mouse for individuals with arthritisWe are designing a better mouse for individuals with arthritis. In our comparative research, we chose to explore two areas: existing products for people with arthritis, and product that reimagine what a mouse could look like. We found a variety of products that decrease strain on the hands and wrists, though most retain the core mouse concept of buttons and a scroll wheel. The two products that take a different approach, eye tracking and hand tracking, are more experimental devices built for gamers, and are slowly being adapted for other purposes. 

    by post_author April 15, 2017
  • What I’ve GotI have a handheld corn sheller, which is a small, cheap, simple tool that makes corn shelling many times faster. People all around the world shell corn, a task mainly done by women, and this task can take hours when done purely by hand. This handheld sheller is easy to fabricate, as it requires three non-mechanical tools and can be done by anyone, regardless of prior knowledge of how to use tools. The sheller is made of a strip of metal, which is bent using pliers, and then hammered into shape using a hammer and anvil. This device is an intermediate technology, which means that it is mechanically more efficient than doing a task by hand, but is not as expensive and complicated as a motorized machine. Technologies like this sheller are common in rural areas of developing countries, where geographical and financial constraints make factories and large machines impossible. Creating devices like this one can also help people who may never have had access to the design process understand the joy of designing and creating useful objects. Source:https://d-lab.mit.edu/node/95

    by post_author April 15, 2017
  • What I’ve Got: Google Docs

    by post_author April 9, 2017

    Google Docs has made collaborative work incredibly easy, and is so seamless that I don’t appreciate how convenient it is. The tool was originally a combination of a web based…

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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