For Faculty and Staff

Changemaker Institute Taylor’s Changemaker Institute (CI) cultivates changemakers within the Tulane community by building student capacities to identify and create lifelong pathways to tackle pressing social issues. Changemakers (n) – People who use their skills, expertise, gifts, and power in a…

Conversations in Social Innovation The conversations allow participants to connect their research with the pursuit of social innovations. Taylor aims to promote networking, explore pathways in social innovation research, and advance our social innovation research collaborations among the center, Tulane, local universities, and…

Design Thinking for Social Innovation Taylor offers multiple programming opportunities for Tulane students, faculty and staff, and community members to learn the mindsets and methods of design thinking (human-centered design). A design thinking mindset puts people at the heart of…

Design Thinking the New Orleans Way Our monthly breakfasts: Design Thinking the New Orleans Way(s) will be moving to an online format until further notice … and breakfasts will be BYO😊. These breakfasts intend to further foster community among those…

Tackling Misinformation How can global citizens engage in meaningful conversations around the coronavirus? We are planning a virtual version of this workshop with videos and self-guided activities in April. Subscribe to the Taylor newsletter for updates. COVID-19, (the novel coronavirus)…

Design Thinking in the Classroom The Experiments in Design-based Learning group is comprised of Tulane University faculty and staff members with teaching responsibilities, who are interested in using design thinking in their teaching or research. This group was born out…

The Fast 48 The FAST 48 is a three day weekend training that teaches the basics of human-centered design for social impact. Participants learn via short cycles of individual and group practice, including direct work in the community. Participants can…

Towards the Pluriverse PIVOT 2020 will transition to a one-day virtual event, to build community among researchers. We are creating a schedule for the day and updating the call for participation. The coordinating team is excited to envision what a…

Professors in Social Entrepreneurship The endowed Social Entrepreneurship Professorships provide faculty support for university-wide, interdisciplinary endeavors in social innovation & social entrepreneurship. About the Social Entrepreneurship Professorships These professors teach, develop a research or practice agenda, and inform programming and…

Reserve Taylor SpaceRead on to learn more about our space and our reservation policies.Spaces Available Taylor Conference Room Conference room can accommodate 10-12 people. Design Thinking Classroom Design thinking classroom can accommodate 50-75 people. Who Can Reserve the Space SISE…

COVID-19 UPDATE March 13, 2020 1:20 p.m. : In response to the announcement from President Fitts, Taylor will follow recommendations outlined by the university. For the ​current funding process, Taylor will continue to review applications as normal but will not…

Research and Scholarship The Taylor Research and Scholarship team supports researchers working to advance knowledge and understanding of the fields of social innovation and changemaking. Our Work Our work consists of connecting and cultivating a community of changemakers at regular writing…