A message from the Taylor Center's executive director, Kenneth Schwartz Dear Taylor Community, We are following Tulane's COVID-19 policies. For current University policies, visit tulane.edu/emergency. At 5 p.m. on Monday,…
“It’s a metaphor!” I declared to the participants of my design thinking workshop. The gears start turning in their heads. I breathlessly watch them sketch out their visions before me,…
"How might we work together to build a more just, healthy and equitable city?” In Fall 2019, the Crescent City Corps contacted Dr. Lesley-Ann Noel, Taylor’s Associate Director of Design…
Each year, a select group of graduate students in Taylor’s social venture accelerator, the Changemaker Institute, work tirelessly in the evenings and on weekends to propel their idea for social change…
The Taylor team will be attending the upcoming Diversity, Equity and Student Success conference here in New Orleans. Four members of the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation will be presenting at…
Announcing the newest Taylor Provocation paper: A Theory of Change-Making: An Ecosystem Approach Dear educators, administrators, students, and community members interested in changemaking on your nearest campus, read our newest…
What does a world of many centers look like? How might we get there? The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking (Taylor) at Tulane University together…
Researchers can now apply to present at the twelfth annual International Social Innovation Research Conference (ISIRC). Heralded as "the world’s leading interdisciplinary social innovation research conference,” ISIRC 2020 will be…
The Taylor team is proud to introduce an incredible group of mentors for the 2020 Changemaker Institute cohort. These mentors commit their time and expertise to support our budding social…
Tulane University's Taylor Your Life course was featured in a cover story in Christian Science Monitor. “I think we’re at a tipping point with universities,” says Julia Lang, assistant director…