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      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      May 15, 2020

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      May 15, 2020

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      May 15, 2020

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Desirability Lab

Behavioral Science Meets Design / We moved from Harvard to Brown University + RISD on Oct 1st

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  • About the Lab
  • Product Desirability Reviews
    • Reviews

      Rose Gold Magnetic Dry Erase Monthly Calendar

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Lou & Grey sweatpants

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Lola

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Away Suitcase

      May 15, 2020

      Reviews

      Earring organizer

      May 15, 2020

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#tchen

  • What I’ve Got: The Pibal

    by post_author April 29, 2014

    The brainchild of Philippe Starck and Peugeot, the “Pibal,” is a bicycle crossed with a scooter that has the potential to be extremely desirable because it was designed with the commuter…

  • What I’ve Got: Lamy

    by post_author April 27, 2014

    The Lamy is not only an icon of penmanship, but also of creative legacy. Much like the desirability of the Moleskin notebook, when one picks up a Lamy, there is…

  • by post_author April 23, 2014

    Audio Out of Control is an atmospheric remix that builds upon a base beat that alludes to a beating heart and draws in the listener through the gradual layering and…

  • What I’ve Got: Amazon Dash Wand

    by post_author April 22, 2014

    With the tagline “Shopping made easy,” Amazon’s Dash Wand is a new device that essentially lets you order whatever you want, from anywhere at home. Dash includes a barcode scanner and…

  • What I’ve Got: PIZZA CAKE (Pizza Game Changers)

    by post_author April 20, 2014

    The PIZZA CAKE, One of several pizza game changers proposed by Canadian pizza company “Boston Pizza,” which started this kickstarter like site that posts a series of game changing pizza innovations…

  • What I’ve Got: Facebook Paper

    by post_author April 15, 2014

    Facebook Paper is a mobile application designed to allow for better image-based story telling within the Facebook interface.  Combining minimalist graphics and a layout with deeper connections to the stories…

  • What I’ve Got: Coachella

    by post_author April 13, 2014

    Kicking off the 2014 music festival circuit, Coachella has become one of THE hottest festival tickets in recent years. This past weekend, my Instagram and Facebook exploded with Coachella photos,…

  • Challenge 7: Way Back, Now

    by post_author April 9, 2014

    Leveraging the concept of friendship as a social construct built on memories and history, Way Back, Now, is a mobile application that aims to reinvigorate long distance friendships by incentivizing more…

  • What I’ve Got: Google Night Walk

    by post_author April 8, 2014

    Google Night Walk is a new web application that allows users to explore the sounds, streets and soul of Marseilles.  It is a desirable way to explore spatial nuances you may not…

  • What I’ve Got: The 4 Minute Workout

    by post_author April 6, 2014

    Taglined as “The World’s Fastest Workout, Quick 4 is part of the “7 minute workout series,” which brands itself as a minimalist workout app.  For most mobile users today who…

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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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