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
Taylor 10 Celebration @ Wave 24
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking is celebrating a decade of social innovation and design thinking at Tulane University and in the New Orleans Community. We kicked off our celebration during spring 2024 with a…
Taylor Welcomes Catheryn Major
Cat Major is a dynamic and multi-talented licensed social worker with a passion for social justice, creative thinking, education, and equal & equitable rights for all. This month she is joining the Taylor Center team as our new Operations Manager.…
Life Design Materials reach 1600 global learners in 2023/2024
In the 2023-2024 school year, our life design materials were used by 40 different institutions of higher education to support over 1600 faculty, students and staff in designing their lives. Read about their experiences with our life design curricula below:…
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Latest Past Events
KREWE School Informational Luncheon
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center For Social Innovation and Design Thinking (TAYLOR 4th Floor, Howard Tilton Memorial Library Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118, New OrleansLearn more about KREWE School, a team-based learning journey that can help your organization deepen its social & environmental impactAt the Taylor Center, we believe the capacities needed to transform unjust systems are developed and held collectively. In that spirit,…
Changemaker Institute Showcase Luncheon
Salon22 2401 Bienville Street, New Orleans, LA 70119, New OrleansCome 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:…
Design Dialogues
Liberty's Kitchen 300 N. Broad St. Suite #101, New Orleans, LA 70119, New OrleansLet's talk about making birth better with Nicole Deigns, CNM, MSN, MPH and the founder of Sista Midwife Productions. Over two separate periods between 2020 and 2023, Sista Midwife Productions has collected data from individuals across the state through an…