How Story Works
7 Tools That Shape the Way People Grow
30+ Thinkers | 90 Min | 100s of New Ideas & Connections
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 2025 | 12:00 to 1:30P CT
💭 What do the best learning experiences, leadership moments, and team breakthroughs have in common?
Story.
Join us — an interactive ‘think tank’ for people leaders, L&D pros, OE practitioners, and coaches.
The 7 elements of story are hiding in plain sight—once you see them, you can’t unsee them.
In this 90-minute session, we’ll unpack these essential tools and put them to work—together.
You’ll join 30+ generous thinkers in a fast-paced, well-facilitated experience built for insight, not airtime.
No recordings. No long lectures. No pressure to perform.
Together, we’ll test, tweak, and co-create a practical framework and toolkit you can immediately apply to shape learning, development, and organizational change.
Because the second half of 2025 isn’t just about catching up. It’s about creating the conditions for meaningful momentum.
30+ Thinkers | 90 Minutes | 100s of Ideas & Connections
OUR CHALLENGE STATEMENT
How might we turn the 7 elements of story into tools that help others (and ourselves) navigate growth, change, and complexity—together?
→ And how might we create a toolkit of questions, moves, and practices that support human growth and systems change in real-world organizations?
Join Us!
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Tim Schuster
FOUNDER, POPUPTHINKTANK
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Bridget Burnham
BRAND & TEAM DEVELOPMENT, MBA
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Tim Melone
EXECUTIVE COACH, CONSULTANT, FOUNDER
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Antonia Wilcoxon
PARTICIPATORY LEADERSHIP, FOUNDER, EQUITY STRATEGIES
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Ann Chow
COLLABORATION, EVENTS, STRATEGY, FOUNDER
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Lawrence Huey
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP ADVISOR & COACH
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FAQs
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A 90-minute Zoom session to learn and explore alongside others in the L&D space. Expect snappy, fun, and productive - and no pressure to speak in front of a large group.
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Nope. We make it easy to connect and contribute. Attend on mute with your camera on.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Brainstorming generates far more than ideas (Yes, we know about A.I). Here’s the deal: Brainstorming and “ideation” generate engagement, build empathy, and create connections.
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Yes. For senior leaders and directors who feel like entrepreneurs, we help launch and drive adoption for new initiatives.