Introducing 2021 Changemaker Institute Mentors
The Taylor team is proud to introduce an incredible group of mentors for the 2021 Changemaker Institute cohort. These mentors commited their time and expertise to support our budding social…
Kenneth Schwartz receives 2021 Architectural Education Award
Taylor Center executive director Kenneth Schwartz is a recipient of a 2021 Architectural Education Award presented by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). The Distinguished Professor Award recognizes…
Taylor Your Life Fall 2020 Report
About the Fall 2020 Report 65 students enrolled in TYL sections in Fall 2020. This was the first semester the class was offered online, due to COVID 19. Feedback about…
Julia Lang featured in Tulane Podcast on Good Authority
Julia Lang , professor of practice and associate director of career education and life design at the Taylor Center, recently spoke with Tulane University’s podcast On Good Authority about adapting…
First Social Innovation Conversation of Fall 2020: ISIRC Recap by Taylor Scholars
At the Taylor Center's first Social Innovation Conversation of Fall 2020, our speakers gave a recap for individual presentations at ISIRC 2020 in the "DT & Beyond", "Hybrid Enterprises", and…
Design Thinking Breakfast with Johnny Saye
Written by Niesha Ford “Ooo baby, here I am, sign, sealed, delivered, I’m yours” Stevie Wonder sang as the first design thinking breakfast was getting started. In this time during COVID-19, connecting…
Taylor Team presents at ISIRC 2020
This September, Taylor Center team members gathered around their computers to participate in the first-ever virtual International Social Innovation Research Conference 2020 (ISIRC). ISIRC is an annual conference for scholars from around the…
Introducing the 2020 Changemaker Institute Curriculum
By: Julia Lang and Cozette Boyake The 2020 Taylor Center Changemaker Institute Curriculum is now available for free online for anyone interested in learning more about our work. The Changemaker Institute is…
7 Steps to (Re)Designing Your Life in a World with COVID-19
In a world changing in response to COVID-10, many of us find ourselves having completely restructured our lives and are in the midst of exploring entirely new ways to work,…
Máille Faughnan leads session on(re)framing practices in design thinking
On Friday, May 15, 2020, I led a session on (re)framing practices in design thinking for the monthly Design Thinking the New Orleans Way virtual breakfast series. The purpose was…