[CyberFonic]

My preference is to go to the pub to brainstorm over burgers and beer. I did work for a small biz where the owner would take us all out on Friday for that purpose. Most productive place I ever worked at. Eventually got bought out by a much bigger biz and it all went south.

[twic]

Same! We had a small office round the corner from a pub, and we'd go there for lunch every friday. If we ever had to discuss that in front of clients, we referred to it as "meeting room P".

[pinkfoot]

The COBRA meetings Her Majesty's cabinet sounds important, secretive, and just a bit ominous.

Its actually just meetings held in "Cabinet Office Briefing Room A".

[huffmsa]

It is. Gets you out of your head, and having a dedicated "idea discussion time" means you have all week to think on and refine your ideas. Less wasted breath on half cooked BS.