Course Description


Congratulations! We are thrilled you've chosen Popup Think Tank as part of your personal and professional adventure.

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Facilitate experiences that add value

Lead energetic, collaborative, and relational experiences for partner organizations and mission-driven leaders so you can connect communities, expand your network, make a difference, and collaborate with influences in your community. 


Immediate access to training, tools, and resources

Everything you need to facilitate and lead, including tools, frameworks, and brand assets.


Meet new people and expand your network by serving founders

Make connections, build partnerships, and cultivate a generous visibility - so you can expand your reach by making a difference.

Less promoting, more leading

Leverage our marketing platform and capabilities to ensure you are facilitating events that are filled with people who want to learn and contribute


Popup Think Tank™

Facilitator Kit

The materials you need to facilitate Popup Think Tank™.


Founder, Popup Think Tank

Tim Schuster

Tim Schuster is Founder of Popup Think Tank, a group that builds communities around difference makers. He also works with Thrivent Financial where he helps start missional businesses at the intersection of human development and generosity. He lives in North Minneapolis with his wife, Kelsey, and their daughter, Joslyn, and their roommate Jenna.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction: Welcome Members!

    • Welcome!

    • Introduction: Training Preview

    • Three Core Convictions

    • This training will get you 65% prepared

    • This is how YOU will benefit

    • Recap + Action
  • 2

    A Five-Part Planning Framework

    • Module Preview

    • The Five-Part Planning Framework

    • Planning Framework: Download

    • Planning Framework 11" x 14"

    • Timeline: How long from start to finish?

    • Timeline: From Plan to Finish

    • Recap + Action
  • 3

    Part 1: Plan

    • Module Preview

    • Part 1: Partner, Venue, Date, & Time

    • Recap + Action
  • 4

    Part 2: Promote

    • Module Preview

    • Part 2: Inviting, Sharing, and Promoting

    • Marketing Collaboration

    • Shareable Video: What is Popup Think Tank?

    • Copy-and-paste language for social media, email, and text message

    • Ready-to-Go Social Media Images

    • How to get your event registration page up and running

    • Nice work!
  • 5

    Part 3: Execute

    • Module Preview

    • Part 3: What happens on the day of the event?

    • The Mysterious Truth About Every Popup Think Tank Event

    • About that "Sticky Wall"

    • All Signage Here

    • Recap + Action
  • 6

    For Facilitators: Resources, Best Practices, and Hacks

    • Hello, there! Let's talk facilitation.

    • Partner Meeting Outline

    • From one facilitator to another

    • Facilitator Guide

    • Sample Interview Questions

    • Sample Table Topics

    • Tables and chairs

    • Setting up your room

    • Setting up tables

    • Recap + Action
  • 7

    Part 4: Finish

    • Module Preview

    • Part 4: What to do in the days after the event

    • eBook Instructions & Inspiration
  • 8

    Part 5: Roles

    • Module Preview

    • Part 5: Who is on the team and who does what?

    • Description with Each Role

    • Build a Team by Asking for Help

    • Recap + Action
  • 9

    Conclusion: The Beginning of Something Big

    • Module Preview

    • Thinking outside the framework

    • Thank you

    • A Note About What's Next

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