{"id":14479,"date":"2012-06-06T12:48:32","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T18:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=14479"},"modified":"2012-06-06T12:48:32","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T18:48:32","slug":"change-agent-t-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/change-agent-t-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes, a T-Shirt Does Make One a Change Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/change-agent-training.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14480\" title=\"change agent training\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/change-agent-training.jpg\" alt=\"change agent training in the galapagos\" width=\"500\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/change-agent-training.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/change-agent-training-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yep, we&#8217;ve all seen those folks who think a progressive message on a <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2011\/06\/t-shirts-made-from-piezoelectric-material-to-rock-glastonbury-festival\/\">t-shirt<\/a> (or a bumper sticker, etc.) actually makes a difference. In most cases, no: just a bit more action is needed to play the role of change agent. I just came across San Francisco-based <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonesomegeorge.net\">Lonesome George and Co.<\/a>, and if you&#8217;re wearing one of their t-shirts (or other garments), you may be able to get away with the argument that wearing it is a meaningful act.<\/p>\n<p>What caught my eye with their press release (and, believe me, that takes some doing these days) was the fact that Lonesome George doesn&#8217;t just simply fund causes it supports: rather, it donates 10% of all sales &#8220;experiential education designed to turn Galapagos youth into social entrepreneurs.&#8221; In short, this small business is working to create more even more business people (perhaps even competitors) with a triple bottom line mindset. The latest endeavor in their\u00a0MIND SHIFT IMPACT approach: the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonesomegeorge.net\/pages\/the-academy-of-agents-of-change\">Academy of Agents of Change<\/a>, which combines training sessions from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.outwardbound.net\/locations\/ecuador.php\">Outward Bound<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.genv.net\/\">Ashoka Youth Venture<\/a> into a program aimed at creating entrepreneurial change agents in the Galapogos (the place that inspired the founders to start the company &#8211; its name refers to <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chelonoidis_nigra_abingdoni\">Lonesome George<\/a>, the last surviving Pinta Tortoise).<\/p>\n<p>The initial group of Academy students started the training in February: the company is tracking their progress on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonesomegeorge.net\/pages\/the-academy-of-agents-of-change\">Academy page<\/a>. Take a look at what these folks have already done, and will be doing, and let us know what you think: is this the way to produce real change agents? And, if so, is wearing a Lonesome George shirt enough to claim the title?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image credit:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonesomegeorge.net\/pages\/academy-personal-leadership\">Lonesome George &amp; Co.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yep, we&#8217;ve all seen those folks who think a progressive message on a t-shirt (or a bumper sticker, etc.) actually makes a difference. In most cases, no: just a bit more action is needed to play the role of change agent. 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