Passionately Curious | Sarah DaVanzo | TEDxAsburyPark

Sarah DaVanzo: Chief Curiosity Officer

While we find passionate people curious, what ignites intensely passionate curiosity in people? What ignites passionate curiosity in places like Asbury Park? In her talk, Sarah DaVanzo will answer these and other questions and challenge the audience to tap both passion and curiosity.
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Why are some places magnets for the passionately curious: good and bad? Can a seaside resort really make one “curiouser?” Sarah will answer these questions and challenge the audience to tap both passion and curiosity. A seasoned public speaker, Sarah delivered the keynote address at the 2017 World Future Society conference in Istanbul. She has worked in 12 countries, circled the globe twice, and embodies passionate curiosity: living as a monk; conducting ethnographic research in the African jungle; met Nelson Mandela; founded the Gold of Africa Museum. She starred in a reality TV show, holds 3 patents, and inspired a South African soap-opera character. "Passionately Curious" While we find passionate people curious, what ignites intensely passionate curiosity in people? And what ignites it in places like Asbury Park? Why are some places magnets for the passionately curious: good and bad? Can a seaside resort really make one “curiouser?" Sarah "will answer these questions and challenge the audience to tap both passion and curiosity. A seasoned public speaker, Sarah delivered the keynote address at the 2017 World Future Society conference in Istanbul. She has worked in 12 countries, circled the globe twice, and embodies passionate curiosity: living as a monk; conducting ethnographic research in the African jungle; met Nelson Mandela; founded the Gold of Africa Museum. She starred in a reality TV show; holds 3 patents; and inspired a South African soap-opera character. 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