Marianne Desmarais Appointed a 2018 Taylor Faculty Fellow
The Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking is pleased to announce Marianne Desmarais as a 2018 Taylor Faculty Fellow. Marianne Desmarais, R.A., is a Professor of…
Tulane researchers analyze design thinking in global health
Photo: Paula Burch-Celentano. By: Mary Johns. When a GE designer learned pediatric patients were often frightened by MRI scans, he transformed the experience into an adventure. With a touch of…
Tulane prepares students to become agents of social change
Photo: Ryan Rivet. By: Mary Cross. The Changemaker Institute (CI), housed at the Phyllis M. Taylor Center for Social Innovation and Design Thinking, is creating a more streamlined experience for students by offering…
SE Professor update: Stumbling on social innovations in Europe
Social Entrepreneurship (SE) Professor Vicki Mayer is in the Netherlands on sabbatical. An update from her time abroad, originally posted on ViaNolaVie.com, is below. Photo by Kattiel, Wikimedia Commons, 2011.…
SISE class uses design thinking to help local organizations
Empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test. Five words to live by for students in Professor Allison Schiller’s Design Thinking for Collective Impact class. A core in the Social Innovation and Social…
Social Entrepreneurship Professor launches website to elevate community voices
Two years ago, Dr. Vicki Mayer hatched a plan to create a user-focused online platform that documents and preserves New Orleans culture. This week, with the official launch of ViaNolaVie.com,…
SE Professor launches website to preserve vibrancy of local culture
Photo: Paula Burch-Celentano. By: Mary Cross. Note: Vicki Mayer is a Taylor Center Social Entrepreneurship Professor. Whether filming the march of Mardi Gras Indians or recounting the history of Mimi’s in…
How Might We Weather the Storm Season?
A Team-based Introductory Design Workshop Last Friday, about 18 participants came from Tulane and local community to join our final “Design Thinking and Donuts” of the year for a Team…
Taylor Student Showcase Celebrates Changemaker Institute Alumni & Awards Students Over $50,000
An equipment-share lending library for STEM classroom supplies that provides teachers with resources to safely and effectively implement hands-on learning. An accessible, comprehensive, unbiased and free voter's guide covering all…