▁M IT ▁for ▁first ▁ever ▁' AR - in - Action ▁Aug ment ed ▁Re ality ▁Conference ' ▁at ▁M IT ▁Media ▁Lab ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁appreciated ▁his ▁efforts ▁and ▁hosted ▁second ▁edition ▁of ▁AR ▁in ▁Action ▁at ▁For bes ▁Building ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁. ▁Werner ▁also ▁founded ▁Ide as ▁in ▁Action , ▁Inc . ▁( II A ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁connecting ▁people ▁around ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁insp ire ▁and ▁set ▁meaning ful ▁ideas ▁into ▁action ▁throughout ▁their ▁communities . ▁ ▁In vol vement ▁with ▁India ▁At ▁the ▁M IT ▁Media ▁Lab , ▁Werner ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁spe ar head s ▁of ▁the ▁R eth inking ▁Engineering ▁and ▁Design ▁( RED X ) ▁and ▁K umb h athon ▁initi atives . ▁John ▁helped ▁launch ▁three ▁In nov ation ▁Cent ers ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁trav elling ▁there ▁ 1 2 ▁times ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁In nov ations ▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Kh umb athon ▁include ▁techn ologies ▁to ▁prevent ▁stamp edes , ▁provide ▁food ▁and ▁shelter , ▁and ▁prevent ▁disease ▁spread ▁at ▁the ▁crow ded ▁K umb h ▁m ela . ▁Werner ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁project ▁is ▁to ▁expand ▁to ▁places ▁other ▁than ▁the ▁K umb hm ela , ▁saying ▁" The ▁next ▁step ▁will ▁be ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁[ other ] ▁areas ▁facing ▁issues ▁and ▁finding ▁out ▁solutions ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁technology " ▁ ▁He