This is the first time I hear about this analogy and I think it's quite interesting. As with all business analogies, it probably doesn't fit all situations. Like at some point the monkey gets split into sub-monkeys, and suddenly you have monkeys all over the place. That said, it gives a good way to think about how to find a way out during those meetings where teams get stuck and everyone stares at each other while a big "ok, so what do we do now?" question is hovering the table.
