What are the most successful strategies for changing the world? Scott Sherman was trained as an attorney, a business person, and a community organizer. Having experienced hardship in his youth, he wanted to improve social conditions. Yet many of the strategies that…
NEWDAY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES Matt Flannery, founder of Kiva, will be visiting Tulane in January as a feature expert in the NewDay Speaker Series. Kiva is a non-profit that connects people through lending to alleviate poverty. Leveraging the…
Now in its fifth year of operation,TEDxTU will present a two-hour stage program featuring TED-style talks and TED videos. Speakers will include some of New Orleans’s most active innovators, from entrepreneurs to educators, and public service professionals to students. This year's…
Dr. Toby Miller, an interdisciplinary social scientist, was born in the United Kingdom and brought up in England, India, and Australia. His teaching and research cover the media, sports, labor, gender, race, citizenship, politics, and cultural policy, as well as…
New Orleans Entrepreneur Week (NOEW), presented by IBERIABANK, is the annual business festival celebrating entrepreneurship, innovation, and advanced thinking in New Orleans. NOEW engages a dynamic global network of entrepreneurs, investors, corporations, non-profits, students, and professionals to support growing companies…
The "Fast 48" in an immersive 48-hour boot camp experience to convey practical skills in human-centered design and related tools for aspiring Changemakers who are tackling the complex social challenges of poverty, poor health, financial exclusion, pollution, and more. The…
New graduates of Tulane's social venture incubator will pitch their ventures and receive awards at the 2015 Changemaker Institute Summit. This event will serve as the culminating celebration of students' work in the incubator, as well as a venue for…
NEWDAY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER SERIES Author and Entrepreneur Paul Polak will be speaking on his revolutionary book Out of Poverty, which has inspired millions of people to look at new ways to change and eradicate poverty. He will explain:…
Learn human-centered design! Open to students, staff, faculty, community members and friends near and far! Our 2 hour “crash course” introduces participants to design thinking as a process to solve complex problems. You’ll learn new mindsets and methods through a…
Learn human-centered design! Open to students, staff, faculty, community members and friends near and far! Our 2 hour “crash course” introduces participants to design thinking as a process to solve complex problems. You’ll learn new mindsets and methods through a…
