▁also ▁founded ▁an ▁ 8 th ▁grade ▁a cademy ▁that ▁lead ▁to ▁the ▁successful ▁Writing ▁program ▁in ▁Cit izen ▁School s , ▁which ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁ 4 0 0 ▁law y ers ▁and ▁teach ▁them ▁to ▁be ▁writing ▁coach es ▁for ▁children ▁at ▁Cit izen ▁School s . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁Executive ▁Cur ator ▁of ▁T ED x B oston , ▁Werner ▁and ▁a ▁community ▁eng agement ▁team ▁worked ▁independently ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁innov ative ▁thinking ▁that ▁the ▁Boston ▁region ▁produces . ▁Werner ▁and ▁four ▁others ▁led ▁a ▁team ▁of ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁produced ▁T ED x B oston ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁While ▁at ▁T ED x B oston , ▁Werner ▁pil oted ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁T ED ▁related ▁exc urs ions ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁area ▁known ▁as ▁Advent ures . ▁These ▁exc urs ions ▁included ▁vis its ▁to ▁local ▁start - ups , ▁well - est ab lished ▁companies , ▁research ▁l abs , ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ 5 5 0 0 ▁people ▁have ▁gone ▁on ▁Advent ures . ▁Now , ▁Werner ▁cur ates ▁T ED x Be acon St reet , ▁which ▁has ▁am ass ed ▁over ▁ 1 0 0 ▁million ▁views ▁online , ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁Advent ures ▁program ▁at ▁T ED x Be acon St reet ▁( 3 6 5 + ▁to ▁date , ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁participants ). ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁is ▁the ▁co - lic ence