Let’s play a round of ‘would you rather.’

You know, that game the kids play these days where they ask you things like “Would you rather cut your arm off with a pen knife or poke out both your eyeballs with a dull stick?”

Either way – ouch!

Now how about this one: Would you rather spend 12 hours in a dentist’s chair or 12 hours in a corporate brainstorming session?

I bet many of you would choose the dentist’s chair.

Corporate brainstorming sessions tend to be painful. You sit in a stuffy, windowless room under fluorescent lighting.

If you’re lucky, you actually get a seat at the grown-up table. If not, you’re backed up against the boardroom wall, stuck in an uncomfortable chair balancing your laptop and coffee, while staring at the backs of colleagues’ heads. (more…)