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Serious Tinkering | Z Holly | TEDxLASalon

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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We are entering an age of “Serious Tinkering,” where new technologies, tools, and social trends are converging and enabling us to innovate in new ways. Through diverse and surprising stories, Z taps into her experience as an engineer, tech entrepreneur, and champion of undiscovered innovators to explore the principles of serious tinkering and how to apply them to fully unleash our business and creative potential. MIT-trained engineer, tech entrepreneur and adventurer, Krisztina “Z” Holly is the host of The Art of Manufacturing podcast and Founder & Chief Instigator of MAKE IT IN LA, a non-profit launched out of LA Mayor Garcetti’s office. Z is known for curating and hosting the first ever TEDx (TEDxUSC) in 2009 and founding two innovation centers at MIT and USC. She has an instinct for finding and amplifying undiscovered talent and ideas, whether it’s helping dozens of faculty spin out new venture-backed startups, or curating nearly a hundred different speakers whose talks have garnered 14 million views online; ten have appeared on TED.com.

She is an avid traveler, backcountry skier, mountain biker, rock climber, and the quartermaster of the Black Rock City airport logistics team in her spare time. Z has two engineering degrees from MIT and currently lives and plays in Los Angeles. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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