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
Come Work With Us
The Taylor Center is currently seeking candidates for both faculty and graduate assistant positions in social innovation, marketing & communications and design thinking. Submit your application materials or contact us at Taylor@tulane.edu for more information. Faculty Positions Professor of Practice…
Taylor Center Welcomes Sienna Abdulahad as the new Director of Finance and Operations
Sienna Abdulahad is a scholar, activist, and practitioner focused on equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice. Abdulahad holds an M.A.Ed. in Education from Virginia Tech and a B.S. in Marketing & Management from Siena College. Abdulahad has served as a…
Changemaker Institute (CI) Ventures 2022
Each year, a select group of graduate students in Taylor’s social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute, work tirelessly on Thursdays, in the evenings and on weekends to propel their idea for social change into a viable and sustainable social enterprise.…
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Latest Past Events
Design Thinking Breakfast with Shawhin Roudbari
Virtual EventJoin us Friday, October 21st, as we host a virtual Design Thinking Breakfast with an assistant professor in Environmental Design at the University of Colorado Boulder, Shawhin Roudbari! Design Thinking Breakfast is a monthly series to meet new folks and…
Design Thinking Breakfast with Marguerite Sheffer
Virtual EventJoin us this Wednesday, July 27, as we discuss What trauma-informed design thinking might look like?- with Marguerite Sheffer, the new Associate Director of Design Thinking for Social Impact at the Taylor Center. In this session, we will examine traditional…
Design Thinking Breakfast with Dr. Tyra Gross
Virtual EventCasual breakfast series to meet new folks, practice using design, design thinking, and other designerly approaches to create social impact. About this event About Our Guest Dr. Tyra Gross is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Science…