What is a Change Agent?
Change Agents
/CHānj/ /‘ājənt/
noun
One who acts as a catalyst for change.
Change Agents are everyday people who do small things that have significant impact. They are cultivators who plant seeds in our lives (knowingly or unknowingly). Their presence nurtures and molds us every day, giving shape to the environment in which we work. They are fueled by their own passion to contribute, and thus, incite passion in others. They are the risk takers; the visionaries who see possibilities when others see obstacles. They are catalysts that make the Game Changing moments of an organization possible.
change
/CHānj/
verb
- make or become different
- to alter the terms or transform entirely
- arrive at a fresh phase; become new
noun
- a new or refreshingly different experience
agent
/‘ājənt/
noun
- a person who acts on behalf of another
- one who takes an active role or produces a specified effect
- a doer of an action
What is a Game Changer?
Game Changers
/gām/ /‘CHānjər/
noun
An individual, group, or organization that effects a significant shift in the current manner of doing or thinking about something.
Game Changers are institution builders. They forge partnerships to revolutionize organizational culture, policy, and procedure. They encourage decision makers to go beyond the "tactical" towards the "strategic." They cultivate and harness the creative ideas that inspire new paradigms throughout the Agency, fueling innovation and advancing its mission. They uphold equity, diversity, and inclusion, and they are true business imperatives that make up our organizational fabric and operationalize these concepts as part of their overall leadership strategy.
game
/gām/
noun
- a type of activity or business
- an organization’s (or person’s) standard or method of play
- a mode of performance
changer
/‘CHānjər/
verb
- one who makes something different
- one who alters the terms or transforms them entirely
- one who arrives (or makes others arrive) at a fresh phase; become new
