it. But, if even one student took it, anyone who didn't would receive a zero. A variation on the prisoner's dilemma, Chambliss said. "And I think the only reason that it happened was that [Werner] was totally committed to making it happen." After obtaining a roster for both sections of the course from the Registrar, Werner created a "contract" for students to sign and showed up "ready to tackle anyone who tried to go in." Seven students waited outside the testing room, hedging their bets in case anyone broke ranks, but none did. All students in Sociology 101 received A's on their final exams that year. This was a defining experience for Werner; "After I organized this, I began to believe I could organize anything,". Professor Chambliss did not offer the challenge again. Career As the Head of Innovation and New Ventures of Camera Culture Group at MIT Media Lab, Werner actively spearheaded REDX (Rethinking Engineering Design Execution) and Kumbhathon initiatives. Werner worked with the Wediko Children Services, a school for behaviorally disturbed children in New Hampshire, where he was a Principal of the School (Mayor of Think City), before moving on to teaching special education in a Boston public school. He also worked on the gubernatorial campaign of Mark Roosevelt who won the Massachusetts State primary. Later, he and Eric Schwarz, Ned Rimer, and Anita Price developed a program that would become Citizen Schools. Werner was the first employee hired by Founder and CEO Schwarz. He was the first Executive Director for the organization, he also served as Chief Mobilizing Officer and Managing Director at Citizen Schools. He also founded an 8th grade academy that lead to the successful Writing program in Citizen Schools, which went on to take 400 lawyers and teach them to be writing coaches for children at Citizen Schools. As an Executive Curator of TEDxBoston, Werner and a community engagement team worked independently to highlight the innovative thinking that the Boston region produces. Werner and four others led a team of volunteers and produced TEDxBoston 2010. While at TEDxBoston, Werner piloted a set of TED related excursions in the Boston area known as Adventures. These excursions included visits to local start-ups, well-established companies, research labs, and universities. As of 2015, 5500 people have gone on Adventures. Now, Werner curates TEDxBeaconStreet, which has amassed over 100 million views online, and continues to run the Adventures program