TAGG Institute™

Human systems were not designed for the complexity people now face.

Accelerating technological change, public-health disruption, institutional instability, chronic stress, misinformation, environmental threats, and social fragmentation are changing what individuals, organizations, and communities must be able to withstand.

TAGG Institute™ exists to develop the knowledge, methods, and systems needed to strengthen human function before, during, and after disruption.

How the Institute advances the field

Research
Developing an interdisciplinary research agenda for human resilience and function.

Education
Translating evidence and frameworks into practical learning experiences.

Policy
Advancing policy thinking at the intersection of human capacity, preparedness, health, and social resilience.

Partnerships
Working with academic, public, philanthropic, community, and organizational partners.

Certification
Establishing rigorous standards for applying Institute frameworks and programs.

Innovation
Developing tools and models that strengthen individual, organizational, and community preparedness.

One architecture. Multiple settings.

Human Resilience Architecture™ can inform individual and family resilience, public health and human vitality, emergency preparedness, workforce and organizational resilience, higher education, community capacity, faith institutions, healthy aging, sovereign living, and longevity.

Current initiatives

Human Resilience Architecture™
Establishing the Institute’s foundational framework, terminology, and evidence base.

READY Begins With Me™
Developing practical human-capacity systems for crisis, chaos, and conflict.

The Human Function Report
Publishing analysis on the forces shaping human resilience, preparedness, and flourishing.

Founded from legacy. Built for the future.

TAGG Institute™ was founded by Joelyn St. George, creator of Human Resilience Architecture™ and an interdisciplinary leader whose work spans public health, human performance, organizational transformation, preparedness, and whole-person health.

Her background includes Harvard’s Global Leadership in Public Health program, Duke Integrative Health and Well-Being Coach training and board certification, SHRM-SCP certification, and Cornell HR Transformation education.

TAGG Institute™ is named for my children, Taylor Ann and Garrett George. The name reflects both legacy and responsibility: the work we undertake today determines the capacities future generations will inherit.

Help build the field of human resilience.

TAGG Institute™ welcomes conversations with researchers, universities, public agencies, funders, employers, health leaders, emergency-management professionals, and community organizations interested in advancing human function and resilient futures.