Desirability Lab
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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

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      Design Learning

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      Nourishly

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      OPTIMIZE PRIME: Reimagining the Workspace

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      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      Reviews

      Lola

      Reviews

      Away Suitcase

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      Earring organizer

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  • What I’ve Got: Boxes of things being delivered to you.

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    Whether it’s cosmetic product, like Birchbox, or treats for your dog, like Barkbox, samples of products being curated and delivered to your door is appealing. My favorite is Nature Box:…

  • Challenge 7: Dip’d – a new twist on a classic

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    Link to presentation   Product: Our product, dip’d, is a new twist on the classic heel, made by dipping the heel into another color. The shoe will become iconic as…

  • What I’ve Got: Mod styles and statement shows

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    Cool concept fashion show combined with retro designs set a desirable spring trend. (Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2013).  

  • What I’ve Got: Stroke detection glasses

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    John Hopkins published a proof of concept study showing glasses with quantitative video-oculography capabilities could assist doctors in diagnosing posterior and basilar strokes. Many of these strokes are missed due to subtle…

  • Viral Challenge: TV vs. Real life Doctors

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    Uncompressed version: https://www.dropbox.com/s/f7614gir17x60vd/INFOGRAPHICFINAL.pdf I commonly get asked if ER, Grey’s Anatomy or House accurately portrays what it’s like to be an MD working in a hospital.  Because of public fascination with…

  • Challenge 6: The Quadripen

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    In the days when schools taught proper penmanship religiously, everyone progressed through the developmental stages of writing and evolved to the same ideal grip, known as the tripod grip. As…

  • What I’ve Got: Storytelling and Realness

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    Art and medicine. Use art to access difficult topics that make people uncomfortable. This man’s wife got diagnosed with cancer 4 months after her wedding and a few years later,…

  • What I’ve Got: Viral post. Shit Girls Say

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    I was sitting in a coffee shop in Toronto meeting my friend and fellow filmmaker Kyle in 2010. He had just started a twitter feed that was similar to ‘thats…

  • CHALLENGE 4: Calendar. Redesigned.

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    We’ve had enough with unintuitive calendar apps that mimic the traditional paper version. It’s time for them to think at our speed and embrace creative interfaces. Introducing CALENDAR. http://prezi.com/x6ifmdt8oowu/es22-c4/  …

  • What I’ve Got: Quirky Products

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    After visiting this company in J-term, I often check their website for cool product ideas and simple design. They are a company that takes people’s inventions, produces, markets and sells…

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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
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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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