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The Design Lab’s mission is to make Harvard University a world leader in product design theory, research, and practice.
We help creators develop more desirable products and services based on behavioral research and pedagogical leadership.
We define ‘Desirable Design’ as:
- Design that truly helps people by reducing stress and/or adding delight.
- Design that is as inclusive as possible
- Design that is developed based on quality design and UX research.
- Design that feels organic
- Design that accounts for complex attitudes and behaviors, recognizing that someone who cares about the environment may recycle (+), eat a lot of meat (-), and drive often (-).
How We Began
What We Do
Training
Teaching and learning product, UX, and service design
Industry Collaboration
Industry case studies and collaborations. Contact ba[at]seas.harvard.edu with inquiries.
Job Board
Connecting students, researchers, professionals around exciting opportunities. Link in footer.
2020 Team
Laurie Delaney, Senior UX Research & Teaching
Rosa Weinberg, Senior Curriculum Designer
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
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 our Blog
Learn about past teaching and learning projects.
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