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
Tulane University Life Design Education Reaching Over 10,000 Students Globally
300 educators have accessed our Life Design materials to use in their school, campus, or classroom, reaching over 10,000 learners worldwide. The open access Taylor Your Life Educator materials were created to support changemaking career development with human-centered design methods…
Changemaker Institute Application for Spring 2022 Now Open!
Applications are now open for the Changemaker Institute, a social venture accelerator for graduate students in the spring semester that deepens students’ understanding of social issues, connects them to local mentors and experts, and equips them with entrepreneurial tools to…
Graduate Students: How can we help you Design Your Life? Fill out a brief interest form!
Please fill out this brief interest form to help us build our next iteration of TYL4Grads. Background Based on the popular undergraduate course, Taylor Your Life, TYL4Grads was designed to provide graduate and professional students more clarity and direction of their career paths and…
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Latest Past Events
Design Thinking Gumbo: Navigating Thinking Differently with Sunshine Best
Virtual EventRegister on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-thinking-gumbo-navigating-thinking-differently-with-sunshine-best-tickets-219370100877 The workshop will touch on principles from BlackSpace Manifesto and its application to traditional institutions. The audience will learn tools to use when navigating how to think differently in the context of post-colonial systems and taking action to…
November Design Thinking Breakfast with Edward Wycliff
Virtual EventRegister on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/november-design-thinking-breakfast-with-edward-wycliff-tickets-204235222047 Edward Wycliff is the founder and designer of an ethical apparel line called Bow Shoeshoe (“Shway-Shway”). Wycliff grew up in Third Ward. He moved to upstate New York and earned a BA in Politics at Ithaca College, before earning…
November Design Thinking Breakfast with Michelle Barrett + Chris Daemmrich
Virtual EventRegister on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/november-design-thinking-breakfast-with-michelle-barrett-chris-daemmrich-tickets-191968712587 Review Presentation Materials Here: https://taylor.tulane.edu/design-thinking/breakfasts/november-design-thinking-breakfast-with-michelle-barrett-chris-daemmrich/ Emergent Grounds: Emergent Grounds for Design Education (EGDE) is a collective of interdisciplinary and intergenerational makers and thinkers facilitating the process of cultural reconciliation in the United States through design education…