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Your Exact Next Move
How to spot—and trust—your next best move, every single day

Monday, June 15, 2026
5:00—6:30 PM CST

Register for the Zoom link and details.

Who It’s For
Director+ leaders (Sr. Managers, Leads, Heads) inside complex organizations.

What It Is
Most work challenges today are no longer problems of effort, intelligence, or information.

They’re problems of perception.

Because in complex, fast-moving orgs:

data often lags reality
important signals arrive pre-verbal
complexity hides root causes
and the biggest risks rarely announce themselves clearly

So how do experienced leaders learn to notice what matters most—earlier?

This PopUpThinkTank session explores:

why a mental health poster failed before anyone touched it
what branding the film Cast Away reveals about hidden capability
how realizing my carpenter couldn’t read changed everything
and why modern leadership increasingly depends on sensing, not just knowing

Together, 25+ of us will explore:

intuition vs evidence
hidden knowledge inside teams
pattern recognition in nonlinear systems
uncertainty and decision-making
and how leaders recover faster from certainty into curiosity

No panels. No breakout-room theater. No performative networking.

Just a candid, facilitated conversation with thoughtful leaders navigating real complexity inside organizations of 2,000+ employees.

Monday at 5pm (CT) is intentional.

A strategic pause between reaction and momentum.
A chance to step out of execution mode long enough to see differently.

Grab dinner. Change your shoes. Show up curious.

Your next move may already be visible.
Just outside your current frame.

Join us at spot what others miss—and make better decisions in complexity.

Start with shared context.

In just a few minutes, we create a common starting point—context, tension, ideas, and the real challenge at the center of the conversation.

Move through a series of insight rounds.

Through a sequence of fast-paced conversations, you’ll bring your ideas, instincts, and experience into the room—without the pressure of speaking in front of a large audience.

Leave energized and connected.

Walk away with fresh insight, new relationships, and a co-created resource shaped by the people in the room.

Who will be there

Tim Schuster

Founder of PopUpThinkTank
Participants

Director level leaders, creators, connectors, professionals, and curious people who show up to learn, contribute, and connect.

"Cool format, well facilitated-very enjoyable!"

— Jill Morenz, President & CEO @ Aviatra Accelerators

“Exceptionally well run in a fantastic format.”

— Gina Lensky, Lead L&D Consultant @ Fusion Risk Management

"I loved the pacing, the variety, meeting new people, and seeing the impact. The energy was lovely!"

— Merry Lin, Author | Speaker | Resilience & Wellness Expert

"I loved it. 90 mins flew by."

— Jonah Katrina Jala, Director, #HACK2025

HOW IT WORKS

What is the format?

Every PopUpThinkTank follows a carefully designed rhythm.

Not rigid. Not overproduced. Intentional.

In 90 minutes, participants move through a fast-paced sequence of shared context, small-group conversation, reflection, and collaborative thinking — all designed to create momentum without putting people on the spot.

The experience is structured enough to feel safe, but flexible enough for real insight, creativity, and connection to emerge.

Small breakout groups, thoughtful prompts, and tight pacing help conversations move quickly past awkwardness and into genuine engagement. People often tell us the same thing afterward:

“I didn’t expect to feel this energized.”

That’s by design.

Momentum for moments that matter.

30+ Thinkers. 90 Minutes. 100s of Ideas & Connections. 1 Shared Challenge.

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