Design Lab
Harvard University + Brown University + RISD
A cross-pollination hub for discovering,
discussing, and visualizing new ideas
for solving pressing global problems.
Art + Science + Diversity + Learning
Creative Collaborations: Theory, Research, and Practice
Art + Science + Diversity + Learning
Mission
The Design Lab’s goal is to inspire new ways of thinking about problems, facilitate fresh collaborations, and create more engaging and enjoyable ways to learn complicated concepts.
Methodology
The Design Lab brings people together from diverse personal backgrounds who work in the arts, sciences, and technology sectors. We provide world-class opportunities to learn the theory and practice of high impact creative collaboration. And we teach by example by hosting collaborative conversations, courses, and exhibitions.
Philosophy
The Design Lab helps people find diverse inspiration and learn to improve their creative collaboration capabilities based on examples and research.
How We Began
Desirability Lab: Product and Experience Design for Desirability Course, Theory, and Blog *New class begins Tuesday, Jan 26th, 2021!*
What We Do
Training
Teaching and learning diverse creative collaboration
Case Studies with Global Leaders
World-class case studies and collaborations. Contact ba[at]seas.harvard.edu with inquiries.
Job Board
Connecting students, researchers, professionals around exciting opportunities. Link in footer.
Testimonial
Help students apply what they learn from you through engaging real-world projects and stories, and test their knowledge with tailor-made quizzes.
2021 Team
International collaborations, Art & Exhibitions
International collaborations, Research
Griffin van Horne, Teaching
Kurt Bickenbach, Teaching
Jonathan Biderman, Teaching
2020 Team
Paola Bellis, Teaching & Research
Laurie Delaney, Senior UX Research & Teaching
Rosa Weinberg, Teaching
Nick Stager, UX Analytics Research
Bob Pak, UX Analytics Research
Zhixin Lin, Visual Design
Maria Roldan Castro, Visual Design
Jared Myers, UX Research & Teaching
2019 Team
Laurie Delaney, UX Research & Teaching
Ningxin Cheng, Design & Research
Jordan Degraaf, BD Research
David Gomez Gil, Analytics Research & Teaching
Jason Lee, UX Research
Chenlu Wang, UX Research & Design
Vicky Xu, Research
Jazib Zahir, Research
Ailing Zhang, Design & Research
2018 Team
Laurie Delaney, UX Research & Teaching
Brandon Shaik, UX Analytics Research & Teaching
Berto Ceballos, Teaching
Chenlu Wang, UX Research & Design
Chong Hu, UX Design
Ningxin Cheng, UX Research
Vicky Xu, Research
Hanna Kim, Graphic Design
2017 Team
Laurie Delaney, UX Research & Teaching
Genevieve Ennis Hume, Research
Ngoc Doan, Teaching
Santiago Mota, Teaching
Keith Scott, UX Research & Design
Lilian Taylor, UX Research & Teaching
Yaara Yacoby, Research
2016 Team
Lilian Taylor, UX Research & Teaching
Ngoc Doan, Teaching
Neal Adolph Akatsuka, UX Research
Jacques van Rhyn, Event ManagementStu
Arts Team
The pandemic led our team do do a lot of reflecting on how we really want to spend our time. This led us back to our original interests in innovation in art and design, and new business models that better support creatives. Let us know if you want to learn more about our upcoming work.
Research Team
Interested in joining our research team? We regularly accept new researchers. These are usually part-time, learning and mentorship-based roles. We currently do not have paid positions. Register your interest in research positions here and we’ll be in touch.
Teaching Team
Interested in joining the teaching staff for the Innovators’ Practice or Design Survivor or Integrated Design? We select teaching fellows 1-2 months before each term. These are part-time roles and only available to Harvard-affiliates. Please fill in this short form to let us know. A month or two before term starts, we will get in touch regarding the selection process.
The Design Lab’s research on teaching and learning is funded by SEAS and the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching. In addition to working with industry, we often collaborate with the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society, the Harvard Innovation Labs, other departments, and other institutions on teaching, immersive field courses, and mentoring.
Remote Teams
Data Science Team
Our data science team works with us on complex R&D projects and focuses on quantitative models, machine learning, and large-scale text analytics.
Full Stack Development Team
Our development team works with us to turn the refined prototypes from our research into products and services that we can use for teaching materials.
From great stories about psychological concepts, to building websites to analyzing data, find ‘samples’ to nest inside your courses to increase student learning and engagement.
No matter their experience level, give your students opportunities to apply important concepts at home in more exciting ways that through lectures on Zoom.
Find easy ways for students to turn what they learn into creative projects that show off their command of learning objectives.
Nesting great modules in your remote teaching makes it easier to focus on what matters most – the individual learning needs of all your students, whether on campus or at home.
Check our our FAQ for how to work with nesting modules.
From our Blog
Learn about past teaching and learning projects.