Ever heard of Bill Gates' Thinkweek?  It doesn't really matter if you have or have not, because I'm going to tell you anyway.  :)  In nutshell, it's a "seven-day stretch of seclusion he uses to ponder the future of technology and then propagate those thoughts across the Microsoft empire."

This year he invited WSJ journalist Robert Guth to come see what it was all about.  Here's the article.  It's a pretty good read.  Enjoy...