It was
Géraldine who introduced me to MakeSense. In
July 2013 she organized a MakeSense hold-up in Ghent. My gut feeling told me to
go there. Even though I couldn’t stay for longer than an hour, it made an
impression on me.
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| My first hold-up in Ghent with Géraldine and Elien. |
When I told
Géraldine a couple of weeks later about my plan to travel, meet and help
sustainable entrepreneurs, she mentioned MakeSense again. ‘Joris, you should
become a MakeSense Gangster!’ A Gangster? Excuse me…
She
explained that MakeSense is a growing community of young changemakers who are
passionate about helping social entrepreneurs. Community? Check. Young? Check.
Changemaker? Check. Helping social entrepreneurs? Green entrepreneurs qualify
as social entrepreneurs. Check!
I found out
soon enough what it meant to be a MakeSense Gangster. It is finding a gang of
like-minded people all over the world. It is talking to other passionate people
and feeling there is a click. It is finding other changemakers to join forces
to create impact. I even found out about gangsters who are doing Sense Tours.
While travelling they meet other Gangsters and make a difference for social
entrepreneurs. Bruno Pison, for example is now on a Food Sense Tour for 400 days to meet
sustainable actors in the field of nutrition.
I decided
to turn my Expedition to Sustainable Entrepreneurship into a Sense Tour. A Green Sense Tour to
be specific. I want to involve the MakeSense Gang closer in my project. I
believe I can make a difference for MakeSense. I help MakeSense by convincing
changemakers on my way to join the movement. I help MakeSense by starting up
local MakeSense movements. I help MakeSense by doing Hold-ups (MakeSense
workshops) to tackle challenges of green entrepreneurs. I believe MakeSense can
make a difference for me. MakeSense gives me a ‘family’ everywhere I go.
MakeSense gives me a framework to create impact. MakeSense gives me a sounding
board and opens doors.
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| For my Green Sense Tour I greenified the MakeSense logo. |
