Events
Beyond the workshop room
Alongside the series we hold public lectures, reading groups, policy labs and the occasional long dinner. Most events are open to everyone; some are reserved for members. Participation is by application so we can keep rooms small enough for real conversation.
Calendar
Public Lecture
Opening Night: The Economy Is Political
A public conversation to open the 2026–27 programme, with Prof. Mariana Costa and the cangatto committee. Free and open to all.
Teatro Comunale, 19:00
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Reading Group
Reading Group: Polanyi’s Great Transformation
A monthly slow-reading group open to members. We take one classic per season and read it properly.
Libreria Einaudi, 18:00
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Workshop Day
Policy Lab: Drafting an Industrial Strategy
A full-day simulation in which participants draft, defend and negotiate a regional industrial strategy in front of a panel of practitioners.
Sala Consiliare, Palazzo Vecchio, 10:00–17:00
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Community
Winter Assembly & Aperitivo
Our end-of-year gathering: a short report on the year, a look at what is coming, and a long evening for members, guests and friends.
Circolo Arci, 19:30
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Kinds of events
Public lectures
Open to all. A guest, a moderator and an hour of questions. Held two or three times a year in a larger venue.
Reading groups
Members only. One classic per season, read slowly and argued over monthly in a bookshop after hours.
Policy labs
Full-day simulations in which participants draft and defend a real policy in front of practitioners.
Community
Assemblies, dinners and aperitivi. The part of the programme where the arguments continue informally.