Before you ask people to change, help them get ready.

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PopUpThinkTank

New strategies. New technologies. New expectations.

Your plans are moving forward. Are your people ready to move with them?

PopUpThinkTank brings people into the why and what of a coming change—so they can make sense of it together, surface what could get in the way, and find a next step they’re willing to take.

25–75+ people. 90 minutes. 1 challenge.

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When to bring in PopUpThinkTank

PopUpThinkTank isn’t for routine work. It’s for inflection points—when the next move matters more than the last. Leaders typically bring us in for these moments.

  • 🔎 Discovery

    When you need to hear what people are experiencing before deciding what needs to change.

  • 🚀 Launch

    When you’re introducing something new and need people to understand why it matters and what it means for them.

  • 🌱 Grow

    When growth is asking people to work differently and familiar ways of getting things done are reaching their limits.

  • 💡 Learn

    When people need to connect new ideas to their own experience and decide what to try.

  • 🧭 Align

    When people are working toward the same goal but have different ideas about what matters most.

  • ⚡ Activate

    When people understand the direction but haven’t yet found their part in moving it forward.

  • 📣 Roll Out

    When a change is about to reach more people and you need to understand what will help it take hold.

  • 🤝 Build Community

    When people share a purpose but need stronger relationships to do something with it.

  • 🔄 Culture

    When the way people experience work needs to catch up with the organization you want to become.

  • 💬 Voice of Customer

    When you need to hear directly from customers about what matters to them before deciding what comes next.

  • 🛠️ Product

    When you need to bring customers and your team into a conversation about what to build, improve, or rethink.

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PopUpThinkTank

Change is inevitable. Readiness isn’t.

The solutions are getting ahead of the organization.

New technologies. Transformation plans. Growth goals. AI initiatives.

But organizations aren’t machines waiting for better instructions. They’re living systems—with existing habits, incentives, identities, relationships, histories, power structures, and anxieties.

Every new initiative enters that reality.

Leaders create new priorities and strategies. That’s the job. People need a chance to understand why and what before being asked to work differently. That’s where PopUpThinkTank comes in.

This is not a workshop. And it’s not consulting. It’s a facilitated session that brings 25–75+ thinkers together for 90 minutes around a question that matters to your organization.

People reflect, exchange perspectives, and make sense of what’s ahead. Leaders hear what’s helping, what’s getting in the way, and where there’s energy to act.

Build shared clarity without forcing consensus. Surface concerns while there’s still time to respond. Help people find something they’re willing to try.

Asking “Are we ready?” can itself be a first step toward getting ready.

What people notice first is the shift

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"Amazing. I’ve found my community."
— Tandiwe Vaughn, Global L&D Designer @ Veaeam Software

Claire Williams

“A boundary-stretching structure with rich, inspiring conversations.”
— Claire Williams, Founder of In Depth Coaching

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"Excellent experience."
 — John Egleston, Product Owner @ InterVarsity

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“Intentional, guided connection without pressure—an effective way to create real change.” — Candi White, Founder of Live Brave Collective

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“Execution-ready insights for immediate strategic engagement.”
 — Dan Hildebrandt, Director, Strategic HR

HOW IT WORKS

Two ways to work with us

PopUpThinkTank Facilitators use a repeatable 90-minute format to bring people together around real questions, challenges, and possibilities—creating fresh insight, stronger connections, and momentum toward what’s next.

  • We run the session

    Bring us the change you’re preparing for. Our facilitators handle the prep, lead the 90-minute session, and create a shareable readout of what people surfaced—and what it means for moving forward.

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  • We equip your people to run it

    Build the capability to create readiness from within. One or more of your people learn to lead PopUpThinkTank sessions, with our support behind them: session design, slides, forms, data capture, synthesis, and executive readouts.

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Meet Our Team

Leaders & Brands Who Chose PopUpThinkTank

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Startup | Impact | Corporate | Facilitators

  • Construction

  • Voice of Customer

  • Consultant

  • Community

  • Health

  • Impact

  • Startup

  • Local Chapter

  • Founder

  • Big Topic

  • Technology

  • Faith

  • Platform

Built for how work actually happens now.

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Work has changed. Most approaches haven’t.

→ higher interdependence · faster cycles of change · more cross-functional work · shared consciousness

Read our take on the Future of Work and Business 3.0 >

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FAQs

  • Startup • Nonprofit • Consultant • Small Business • Higher Ed • Corporate • Enterprise

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  • A single 90-minute session. One project leader, one trained PopUpThinkTank facilitator, and typically 25–75+ participants.

    Important: No pressure for participants to speak in front of a large group.

  • No. Participation is structured so you can contribute without speaking to a large group. Designed so introverts feel safe and extroverts share the space.

  • Independent consultants with backgrounds in coaching, organizational effectiveness learning, experience design, product, and marketing, trained and supported by PopUpThinkTank.

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  • Outputs can include clear sentiment patterns, strategic insights, blind spots (“negative space”), engagement signals, and—quite often—a practical roadmap. What emerges depends on the moment and what the project truly needs—and emerges from the session itself.

  • PopUpThinkTank isn’t about extracting more ideas—it’s about accelerating shared understanding.

    • Reduced rework

    • Fewer failed initiatives

    • Stronger capital allocation decisions

    • Faster milestone velocity

    The return shows up as visible momentum you can actually use after the session.

Start with clarity

The best way to discover whether PopUpThinkTank is right for your situation isn’t a sales call. It’s the Session Builder— a short, guided experience designed to help: →clarify the moment you’re in → surface what’s actually at stake → see what a well-facilitated PopUpThinkTank session could unlock.

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Takes less than five minutes. And for many leaders, it creates value before they ever talk to us.

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