I feel quite lucky to have the chance of discussing about interesting themes with smart people. The simposium formula Roman people created still works: invite (or get invited) by good people and make sure you have a good bottle of wine (like this Burdese I had with Sergio - thanks!).
I believe that food, good time and creativity are interconnected. When you have good time and maybe express yourself (or you see someone else doing it) through cooking, you are hardly propense to talk. Be with the right people and your conversation can lead you through unexpected fields.
Yesterday, Sergio told me about the work he was doing (he is an Interaction Designer\C# Programmer) on a calendar application. Then, the topic switched to the icons most of windows applications use to indicate the basic actions like saving, loading and so on. (More …)