Advent Calendar day 17 – Curious Findings

By james, 17 December, 2025
Day 17 opens to reveal the NASA Curiousity Mars rover

For today’s door of the Drupal Advent Calendar, we are joined by John Picozzi, who wants to share the keynote from this year’s New England Drupal Camp. John writes…

Black and white photo of Jason PamentalWhat sparks curiosity? This is the question my friend Jason Pamental tackled in this year’s keynote talk, “Curious Findings.” Jason invites us to approach design and digital experiences not as a set of fixed goals, but as a journey guided by questions, hunches, and open-ended exploration. As we follow along, we see how embracing uncertainty — and giving ourselves permission to poke around the edges of the unknown — can unlock deeper creativity, more resonant user experiences, and unexpected insights.

We loved having Jason keynote this year’s New England Drupal Camp, and we know you’ll enjoy the video in this year’s Advent Calendar.

Happy Holidays — The NEDCamp Team

Watch Jason’s talk below:

John Picozzi smiling against a white background

John Picozzi’s official role is Solutions Architect at EPAM working from home in Rhode Island. His unofficial role at any organization is resident Drupal fanatic; He believes strongly in contributing to the Drupal community and supporting open source in any way he can. John is the main organizer of the Drupal Providence Meetup, an Acquia-certified Site Builder, a co-host on Talking Drupal, and a co-organizer of the New England Drupal Camp. Throughout his career, he has crafted Drupal solutions for organizations like CVS Caremark, Leica Geosystems, Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Marriott International, Rhode Island School of Design, and Getty Images.

Comments

Restricted HTML

  • Allowed HTML tags: <a href hreflang> <em> <strong> <cite> <blockquote cite> <code> <ul type> <ol start type> <li> <dl> <dt> <dd> <h2 id> <h3 id> <h4 id> <h5 id> <h6 id>
  • Lines and paragraphs break automatically.
  • Web page addresses and email addresses turn into links automatically.