FACILITATED READINESS FOR ORGS IN CHANGE
Before you ask people to change, help them get ready.
PopUpThinkTank brings 25–75+ of your people into the why and what of a coming change for 90 minutes — so they can make sense of it together, and you can see what will help it land.
The Session Builder takes about five minutes. No sales call required.
90 min
one focused session
25–75+
people thinking together
1
question that matters
TRUSTED BY TEAMS AT
Change is inevitable. Readiness isn't.
New technologies. Transformation plans. Growth goals. Leaders set new priorities — that's the job.
But organizations aren't machines waiting for better instructions. They're living systems, with habits, incentives, identities, relationships and anxieties. Every new initiative lands in that reality.
Most rollouts tell people what's changing. Very few give them a chance to make sense of it first.
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Concerns surface too late
By the time resistance shows up in adoption numbers, the plan has already been built around assumptions.
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Alignment is assumed, not tested
People nod in the all-hands, then go back to their desks with different ideas about what matters most.
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Energy goes unnoticed
The people most ready to move rarely get asked — so momentum you already have never gets used.
HOW A SESSION WORKS
Not a workshop. Not consulting. A 90-minute conversation at scale.
BEFORE
Shape the question
We work with you to frame the one question that matters right now — and decide who needs to be in the room.
DURING
Think together
People reflect individually, then trade perspectives in quick insight rounds, making sense of what's ahead together.
AFTER
Act on the readout
You get a shareable readout: what's helping, what's in the way, and where there's energy to move.
Zoom-first, so time zones and multiple sites aren't a barrier. No one has to speak in front of the whole room.
Hear what you'd otherwise find out too late.
Shared clarity without forcing consensus. Concerns surfaced while there's still time to respond.
Sentiment patterns
How people actually feel about the change, across teams and levels.
Blind spots
The “negative space” — what nobody is saying in the meetings you're already in.
Engagement signals
Where there's energy to act, and who's ready to carry it.
A next step
Often a practical roadmap — something people are willing to try.
WHEN IT MAKES SENSE
Built for inflection points, not routine meetings.
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Launching something new
A new strategy, technology or initiative is coming, and people need to understand why it matters and what it means for them.
“What would help you feel ready for what's coming?”
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Rolling out a change
A change is about to reach more people, and you want to know what will help it take hold — and what's quietly in the way.
“As this reaches your team, what's helping, and what's in the way?”
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Aligning around a priority
People share the goal but hold different ideas about what matters most, or haven't yet found their part in it.
“What does this priority ask of us that we're not doing yet?”
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Listening before you decide
You need to hear what people — or customers — are actually experiencing before deciding what needs to change.
“What's working, what isn't, and what would you change first?”
Also used for learning cohorts, culture work, community building, voice of customer and product discovery.
Two ways to work with us
FOR A SPECIFIC MOMENT
We run the session
Bring us the change you're preparing for. Our facilitators handle the prep, lead the 90 minutes, and deliver a readout you can share upward.
—> Question framing and session design
—> A trained PopUpThinkTank facilitator
—> Shareable executive readout
FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF 500+
We equip your people to run it
Build readiness as an internal capability. Your change, L&D or OD leaders learn to lead sessions — with our team behind them every time they do.
—> Facilitator training through a 6-month pilot
—> Session design, slides, forms and data capture
—> Synthesis and executive readouts from our team
WHAT LEADERS NOTICE
“Execution-ready insights for immediate strategic engagement.”
DH
Dan Hildebrandt
Director, Strategic HR
“Intentional, guided connection without pressure — an effective way to create real change.”
Candi White · Founder, Live Brave Collective
“Insightful cross–supply chain discussion with clear strategic value.”
Kris Singh · Tate & Lyle
The people behind every session
A small core team and a network of coaches, consultants and trainers — trained and supported by PopUpThinkTank.
Tim Schuster
Founder · timschuster.co
Maria Soyka
Lead Facilitator
Facilitator Network
Our facilitators
Meet the crew · Become one
Questions leaders ask
Pricing and formats are on the pricing page.
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No. Participation is structured so everyone can contribute without speaking to a large group. Introverts feel safe; extroverts share the space.
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A shareable readout: sentiment patterns, strategic insights, blind spots, engagement signals and, quite often, a practical roadmap. What emerges depends on the moment and comes from the session itself.
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A trained PopUpThinkTank facilitator: independent consultants with backgrounds in coaching, organizational effectiveness, learning and experience design. Or, with Enterprise Facilitators, your own people, with our team behind them.
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PopUpThinkTank is not about extracting more ideas. It accelerates shared understanding, which shows up as less rework, fewer stalled initiatives, better decisions about where to invest, and momentum you can see after the session.
START WITH CLARITY
Not sure it's the right moment? That's the first question.
The Session Builder helps you name the moment you're in, what's at stake, and what a session could unlock. Many leaders find it useful before they ever talk to us.
About 4 minutes.