The Phyllis M. Taylor Center
For Social Innovation and Design Thinking
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking at Tulane University is a dynamic hub for anyone who is passionate about tackling complex social and environmental challenges. We offer the tools, knowledge, and support needed to transform ideas into lived realities. We focus on human-centered, systems-minded design for social impact, offering not just guidance, but a partnership in reimagining and reshaping the world.
Our Programs
Towards Change
Empower Your Team's Impact With KREWE School
KREWE School is a cohort-based program that empowers teams to deepen their social and environmental impact. Participating teams engage in peer-based learning to redesign their theories of change, explore systemic issues and leverage human-centered design to amplify their impact.
The Changemaker Institute (CI)
The Changemaker Institute is a semester-long program designed for students who have a deep understanding of a specific social or environmental challenge, often rooted in lived experience or extensive prior community engagement. The program empowers these students to transform their unique insight and passion into viable ventures that create meaningful impact. Through weekly workshops, mentorship, and a supportive learning community, participants develop the tools and resources needed to turn their ideas for social impact into reality.
Taylor Events
Upcoming Taylor Events
Faculty and Staff
Opportunities for Faculty and Staff
Staff and Faculty at Tulane can:
- Become a Life Design Instructor
- Apply for a Social Entrepreneurship Professorship
- Explore Taylor Resources
Community Members and Alumni can:
- Attend events and workshops hosted by the Taylor Center
- Explore Taylor Resources
- Join the Taylor Team
Campus & Community Partners can:
- Apply for KREWE School
- Request VISIONS Facilitation
- Explore Taylor Resources
Students and Alumni
Opportunities For Students And Alumni
Classes
Enroll in Design Thinking and Social Innovation Courses
Awards
Apply for Funding Awards to Explore Social Innovation Projects and Research
Jobs
Join the Taylor Team
Our Highlights
Highlighting our SE Professors and their Work in the Community
Social Entrepreneurship Professors
Social Entrepreneurship Professors continuously work with communities throughout the region to address various challenges we face in the Gulf South. Through FIT Clinic, Dr. Anjali Niyogi partners with local organizations like Voices of the Experienced (VOTE) to empower formerly incarcerated individuals and their families through improving access to health care and proper nutrition. In a recent Op Ed for NOLA.com, Dr. Niyogi stressed the importance of increasing the standard of care for incarcerated individuals.