Jack of all trades…

Today (and for all the event) I will be the “official” live blogger for the iSummit 2008, organized by iCommons in Sapporo, Japan.
After the success of previous editions in Harvard ‘05, Rio de Janeiro ‘06 and Dubrovnik ‘07, the iSummit comes to Sapporo, one of the most innovation-oriented cities in Japan.
I’ll be using Cover it [...]

Two weeks ago I was (photo)walking around Aoyama, Tokyo, when I encountered a strange pile of garbage on the sidewalk. It was probably a Mac Performa’s box that first called my attention (I later found that the box was not empty!) and as I rapidly glanced through the stuff I saw some odd things for [...]

I guess I have a particular ability to get entangled in great events and, even though I’m on a sabbatical, I did it again… I guess that’s one of the problems of knowing a lot of cool and interesting people around the world!
After several World Business Forums, Pangea Day and barcamps, this time [...]

I often read Rob Brezny’s horoscope in L’Internazionale, a great italian magazine covering the most important news and articles from media of all the world.
Each Friday, L’Internazionale publishes Rob’s horoscope for each sign of the zodiac plus the “task of the week” for all. This is the one for this week:
Compiti per tutti: “Trova un [...]

Don’t expect some serious philosophical or sociological analysis here! This is just a brief report of the first impressions I have after being for a bit more than two weeks in Tokyo and a similar time spent in Shanghai some years ago. I know that chinese and japanese cultures and societies are very different. [...]

I just finished watching “Once“, a low budget irish movie that had a huge box-office success last year (the main song, Falling Slowly, got an Oscar).
Even though it’s after 2 am here in Tokyo, I wanted to briefly share my impressions (will try to wright something longer later, though nothing can replace watching it).
Intimate, delightful, [...]