![](\"https:\/\/programmeoctave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/ticket-for-changeee.jpg\")
[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row no_margin=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” bg_video=”” class=”” style=””][vc_column fade_animation_offset=”45px” width=”1\/1″]\n Two Danone intrapreneurs took part in the \u2018Ticket for Change Tour\u2019, an enlightening 12-day journey in view of changing society through entrepreneurship and innovation. Their two projects involving the HR and raw materials procurement departments will be implemented within the company.<\/em><\/p>\n On the road for 12 days (but a far cry from Kerouac\u2019s trips), the 58 Ticket for Change travelers kept snug and warm in their bus as they journeyed to every corner of France from August 25 to September 5, discovering how they could change the world through entrepreneurship \u2013 no less!<\/p>\n But what is\u00a0\u2018Ticket for change\u2019<\/a>? It is\u00a0a program launched by a social start-up and put into motion by Matthieu Dardaillon to \u201c<\/strong>stimulate talent to change society through entrepreneurship.<\/strong><\/em>\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe goal is to identify young people with potential, motivation and a burning desire to contribute to solving social and environmental issues through entrepreneurship and innovation, but who don\u2019t know how to take the first step<\/em>\u201d he says. With meetings, workshops, talks and more, throughout the journey participants were immersed in an entrepreneurial, social and environmental whirlwind designed to spark off ideas.<\/p>\n The group included 50 young potential start-uppers and eight intrapreneurs: employees enthusiastic about the idea of creating lasting solutions within their companies. Two of them came from Danone:\u00a0Marisa Pedrosa<\/a>, HR Supervisor for a Bl\u00e9dina factory, and\u00a0Antoine de Vaubernier<\/a>, Operations Manager for the Organic sectors. Why did they embark on this adventure? \u201cI followed the first tour from afar, and when I saw it was open to intrapreneurs this year, I decided to go for it, with Danone\u2019s support, as the company had previously encouraged employees to participate<\/em>\u201d says Antoine de Vaubernier,\u00a0whose aim was to work on improving organic product supply chain.\u00a0danone.communities<\/a>\u00a0is indeed a Founding Partner of the Ticket for Change Tour, along with Evian, and helped the two intrapreneurs to raise the funds needed to participate to the Tour. For Marisa Pedrosa, the goal was to launch an innovative management project called \u201cCollaborACTEURS\u201dencouraging employee involvement and fostering the performance of organizations<\/strong>. The whole project redefines management by putting employees at the heart of the company\u2019s life and actions, and these two future solutions were able to mature during the 2,700 km journey.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a powerful method. Our bodies and minds were always on the move, which sparked off ideas and questions that helped us see if our project matched up to our deeply-held values<\/em>\u201d says Maria Pedrosa. \u201cYou get out of your comfort zone and face up to change alongside people from every kind of social and educational background.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Antoine de Vaubernier agrees: \u201cThe tour was<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>a physical, emotional and intellectual shake-up<\/em><\/strong>. It made us think differently and drove us to look deep inside ourselves. Before the tour, I was wondering how to tackle the subject and how it could evolve. In the end, the tour helped to back up my initial idea, even though I reworked it a bit.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Now comes the hardest part: putting theory into practice. In any case, Danone has already confirmed the relevance and feasibility of these two intrapreneurs\u2019 projects.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text] Share this Post<\/p>