The Phyllis M. Taylor Center
for Social Innovation and Design Thinking
The Taylor Center cultivates a diverse network of changemakers who are working and learning together to create a more just and equitable society.
Our programs are grounded in the teaching, research, and practice of social innovation and design thinking.
Taylor Center News
Highlights from the October Social Innovation Conversation: From Faculty Member to Nonprofit Director
The second Social Innovation Conversation of the 2020-21 academic year brought in two Tulane faculty members to share their interesting journeys from faculty members to directors of non-profit organizations with socially innovative missions. Dr. Shannon Blady and Dr. Mallory Monaco…
First Social Innovation Conversation of Fall 2020: ISIRC Recap by Taylor Scholars
At the Taylor Center’s first Social Innovation Conversation of Fall 2020, our speakers gave a recap for individual presentations at ISIRC 2020 in the “DT & Beyond”, “Hybrid Enterprises”, and “Theoretical & Methodological Futures” conference streams. Over thirty participants in the…
Design Thinking Breakfast with Johnny Saye
Written by Niesha Ford “Ooo baby, here I am, sign, sealed, delivered, I’m yours” Stevie Wonder sang as the first design thinking breakfast was getting started. In this time during COVID-19, connecting with people virtually has never been more important. The first…
