The Suburban Pastor » Occupation http://jeffreygang.com Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:34:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Do Good Pledge http://jeffreygang.com/2009/12/27/the-do-good-pledge/ http://jeffreygang.com/2009/12/27/the-do-good-pledge/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:22:49 +0000 Jeff Gang http://jeffreygang.com/?p=329 I stumbled on David’s Berman’s book Do Good Design: How Designers Can Change the World. I haven’t read it yet, but I like the premise of the book—no matter your profession, no matter your work, you can use your skills to help make a more just society. Berman’s book is primarily for professional designers, but his key question is relevant for any profession: Does your work make the world a better place?

His challenge is very simple. Take the Do Good Pledge, stating you will, 1) Be true to your profession (Ethics); 2) Be true to yourself (Principles); and my favorite, 3) Spend 10% of your professional time helping repair the world (Effort). Check out Berman’s blog and consider making the pledge (even if you’re not a designer).  So far 88,000+ hours have been pledged. It’s a simple idea, but I wonder how much better our world would be if we really took the pledge seriously—from food servers to CEO’s. So what do you think?

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