I've worked in groups where we've had mid-afternoon "walkies," and about eight of us would participate (not all on the same day). We got a lot of interesting en

I've worked in groups where we've had mid-afternoon "walkies," and about eight of us would participate (not all on the same day). We got a lot of interesting engineering issues out of the way (in addition to the usual bantering and social interaction that helps glue a small team together). When no one else wanted to go on a walk, I would still go. Got some interesting designs out of it (for instance I designed an MMU, http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=1383 http://www.dadhacker.com/blog/?p=1383 ). Don't know if the sewage plant paths east of Sunnyvale are still walkable, but they were pretty nice a few years ago, once you got past the main plant's icky smells :-)