Friday, October 23 | 10:00 to 11:30 AM CT
Register to receive the Zoom link and session details. You’ll never be asked to speak in front of the full group. Just arrive on mute, camera on if you can—and we’ll take it from there.
Not recorded. The room is the point.
THIS SESSION
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If you have a boss—or have ever had one—you know how much a single relationship can shape your experience of work.
But what if what's happening between you and your manager isn't only about personality, communication style, or whether someone has taken the right training?
In this PopUpThinkTank, we'll get underneath the boss relationship to explore the pressures, anxieties, expectations, and systems moving through it—and the agency we still have inside it.
No promises of better communication. No Yet Another Leadership Training.
Instead, we'll explore a harder question:
—> When I can't control the people or system around me, who do I want to become within it?
WHAT TO EXPECT
Not a webinar, panel, or pitch. A room that thinks together.
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Start with a shared question.
In a few minutes, we build a common starting point: the context, the tension, and the real question at the center.
02
Move through fast insight rounds.
Small breakouts and sharp prompts let you bring your ideas into the room and hear how others think. There’s no pressure to speak in front of the full group.
03
Leave with something of your own.
Most people walk away with a new perspective, an unexpected insight, or fresh energy. Complete the short follow-up survey and you’ll also get a resource built from the room’s contributions.
Camera on, with the option to unmute. Dress like any work or school Zoom. No expertise needed. We’ll guide you every step.
WHO YOU’LL SEE IN THE ROOM
The people make the session.
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Tim Schuster
Facilitator
PopUpThinkTank -
Participants
Creators, connectors, professionals, and curious people who show up to learn, contribute, and connect.
“Exceptionally well run in a fantastic format.”
Gina Lensky, Lead L&D Consultant, Fusion Risk Management
“I loved it. 90 mins flew by.”
Jonah Katrina Jala
“I loved the pacing, the variety, meeting new people, and seeing the impact.”
Merry Lin, Author and Speaker
“Cool format, well facilitated—very enjoyable!”
Jill Morenz, President & CEO, Aviatra Accelerators
HOW IT WORKS
What is the format?
Shared context, small-group conversation, reflection, and collaborative thinking, paced to build momentum. The structure is tight enough to feel safe and loose enough for real insight to emerge.
Small breakouts and tight pacing get conversations past the awkward part fast. People often tell us the same thing afterward:
Every PopUpThinkTank follows a carefully designed rhythm. Not rigid. Not overproduced. Intentional.
“I didn’t expect to feel this energized.”
That’s by design.
Momentum for moments that matter.
Experiences that help people, teams, and organizations get ready to solve problems, navigate change, and move meaningful work forward.
90
minutes, and it moves.
1
shared challenge
0
pressure to speak in front of the full group
100s
ideas & connections
REGISTER TODAY
Still thinking? Join us.
Together, we’ll explore something no single person, expert, or AI tool can solve on its own. That takes the pressure off, and frees us to explore, discover, and co-create.
Saving a seat is a small act of generosity: you let others hear how you think, and you’re willing to hear them. Almost everyone leaves with something of their own.
Live on Zoom · Not recorded · 90 minutes
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