I’d heard all sorts of scary things about the SAWIP selection camp from various alumni of the programme and, to be honest, some of it turned out to be true. When you put, as Kim Williams described, thirty three “strong leaders with similar capabilities but in [different fields]” at a campsite in Glencairn, add a competitive element and very little sleep, some fascinating things happen. The good thing is that those ingredients are bound to create an incomparable think-tank and, the weekend was a great networking and learning experience.