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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

KREWE School

At the Taylor Center, we believe the capacities needed to transform unjust systems are developed and held collectively. In that spirit, we are hosting another cohort of “KREWE School,” a team-based learning experience that can help campus & community partners…

Taylor 10 Week

Since 2014, the Phyllis M. Taylor Center has been at the forefront of cultivating changemakers. We have worked to equip students, faculty, staff, and community partners with the tools to leverage design thinking and social innovation for greater impact in…

Welcome Nichole Valenzuela

Welcome our newest Life Design instructor, Nichole Valenzuela. Valenzuela is currently serving as the Assistant Director for Immersions and Interprofessional Education in Academic Affairs. She holds a Master of Science degree in Sustainability from Black Hills State University, where she…

For Undergraduate Students

Taylor offers many opportunities to undergraduate students interested in changemaking, including funding, coursework, programming, and employment.

Taylor for Undergraduate Students

For Graduate Students

Taylor provides graduate students from any discipline and department funding and programming to learn changemaking skills to bring to their academic experience and future career.

Taylor for Graduate Students

For Faculty and Staff

Taylor supports faculty and staff members interested in bringing social innovation and design thinking into their research, scholarship, classrooms, and workplaces.

Taylor for Faculty and Staff

For Community Members

Taylor offers opportunities to members of the Gulf Coast community and beyond interested in social innovation and design thinking training, events, and partnerships.

Taylor for Community Members

Design Dialogues: With Sista Midwife Productions

Liberty's Kitchen, North Broad Street #101, New Orleans, LA, USA 300 North Broad Street ##101, New Orleans, LA 70119, New Orleans, LA

Let's talk about making birth better with Nicole Deigns, CNM, MSN, MPH and the founder of Sista Midwife Productions.Join us for Design Dialogues: With Nicole Deggins, CNM, MSN, MPH, founder of Sista Midwife Productions at Liberty's Kitchen in New Orleans!…

[Rescheduled]: Taylor 10 Week: Design Thinking 101

Salon22 2401 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, New Orleans, LA

Get ready to dive into the world of design thinking and learn the basics in this hands-on event, "Design Thinking 101"Design Thinking 101 @ Salon 22Join us for an evening of free food, wine, and design at Design Thinking 101.…

Changemaker Institute Showcase Luncheon

Salon22 2401 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, New Orleans, LA

Come support the next generation of changemakers. This event celebrates the end of the Spring 2024 Changemaker Institute (CI), a semester-long program that supports graduate students and exceptional undergraduate students in building a business with social or environmental impact. Format:…

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