Turning an Ingredient Polycrisis into an Engine of Innovation & Business Transformation
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
9:00 — 10:30 AM CT
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“A Rare Opening”
We’re living in a time of overlapping disruptions—climate instability, shifting geopolitics, supply chain fragility, and consumer demand for cleaner, more sustainable products. For ingredient and food innovators, this moment is more than a challenge.
What if it’s a rare opening to reimagine what’s possible?
That’s why SCO2, in partnership with PopUpThinkTank, is convening a 90-minute virtual ideation session designed for forward-thinking leaders across the food and ingredient ecosystem.
This is not a demo. Not a pitch. And definitely not another webinar.
It’s a fast-paced, facilitated session where peers come together to explore one critical question.
Together, we’ll surface bold ideas, unlock fresh perspectives, and spark new connections that extend well beyond the session.
What To Expect Exactly —
A structured, generative 90-minute experience
Real-time collaboration with fellow innovators across the ingredient and food industries
An energizing space designed for exploration, not presentations
See your impact in a curated “Ideabook” afterward, capturing key insights and themes
Notes → This session will not be recorded, but a co-created ideabook & guide will be shared with participants. Attend on mute, camera on. No pressure to speak in front of the large group.
Join us to shape the future of resilient, sustainable ingredient innovation—together.
Get the setup.
In minutes, you’ll be briefed on the challenge everyone’s thinking about but no one’s solved: the food ingredient polycrisis.
Tackle it together.
Bring your ideas, your instincts, and your hard-won wisdom—no pressure to talk in front of a large group.
Leave connected.
Walk away with new insights, new allies, and a resource we’ll co-create and you’ll want to share.
Who will be there
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Mchael Sigel
CEO
SCO2.com -
Tim Schuster
Founder & Lead Facilitator
PopUpThinkTank -
Participants
Food innovation leaders, engineers, scientists, connectors, professionals, and curious people who show up to learn, contribute, and connect.
Great experience!
— Colleen Walsh
Very well organized.
— Beth Van Allen
Easy and fun.
— Alyssa Pritz
Awesome experience.
— Jessica Moore
HOW IT WORKS
What is the Format?
Step 1: Reframing a Food Ingredient Polycrisis
What if this time of overlapping disruptions—climate instability, shifting geopolitics, supply chain fragility, and consumer demand for cleaner, more sustainable products— is more than a challenge?
Step 2: Facilitated Ideation—With No Pressure
We’ll explain it all step by step. Many folks are often surprised by how many ideas they have to offer once we get started.
Step 3: Bring It All Together
Brainstorming generates more than new ideas! Join us to celebrate, connect, and engage with the founders and risk-takers who are creating the future.
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3 Session Design Principles
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Max Value in Minimal Time
🧭 Tight structure, expansive outcomes
→ Creativity loves constraints. A compressed 90-minute session—but with pacing, clarity, and purposeful transitions creates space for expansive thought. The result: sharp focus without fatigue, and momentum without dilution. -
Participation Without Pressure
🧩 Multiple ways to show up.
→ We designed for contribution without obligation. Insight rounds and breakout moments offer space for different voices to enter—without requiring everyone to speak to the whole group. This supports inclusion, honors psychological safety, and invites both introverts and extroverts to meaningfully engage. -
Momentum Over Resolution
⚡ Design for movement, not final answers.
→ We don’t push for consensus. Instead, we generate energy, alignment, and individual-level next steps. A closing engagement survey captures what stuck, what sparked, and what’s next—so teams leave with traction, not just discussion.
30+ Thinkers. 90 Minutes. 100s of Ideas & Connections. 1 Creative Challenge.
Experiences that build communities around entrepreneurs and projects that solve problems and make a difference.
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