Playing with games puzzles and toys makes for better executives; who knew?

It seems that playing with toys and games at business meetings is the hot new trend.  This long overdue school of thought asserts that business meetings that take place in a casual environment are far more productive than those that take place in the traditional hotel meeting room environment.  And in that casual enviornment, it is important to have toys and games.

In a New York Times article entitled “Meeting on the Right Side of the Brain,” author Elaine Glusac tells us that these types of environments inspire brainstorming.  Brainstorming, said to be a product of the right side of the brain (the right side is said to be the source of creative thought while the left side is the source of logical thinking), is the another hot topic as businesses seek new ways to navigate today’s unsettled economic climate.

Some of the toys and games cited as stimulants to creative thinking are:  Slinky, Guitar Hero, air hockey, pogo sticks, Etch-a-Sketch, and over sized Jenga pieces. Some of the companies using toys and games at their meetings are Westin Hotels, Marble Leadership Partners, Catalyst Ranch meeting space, the Hotel Sax, and the Curtis Hotel. 

There could be a whole business here for people who want to make executive formatted versions of traditional toys and games.  In fact, how about your own, at home, right brain creativity kit?