The New Abnormal
#TheNewAbnormal podcast (which has over 250,000 downloads) focuses on understanding today and anticipating the future. Discussing these subjects via the viewpoints of my guests has led to some fascinating conversations with activists, creatives, writers, philosophers, strategists, psychologists, lecturers, futurists, etc. Re: my bio, I'm a strategist, author and speaker. My 1st book went to No1 in the business charts, whilst my 2nd was shortlisted for the 'Business Book of the Year' Awards. (The podcast partners with The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, a global leader in applying futures studies to solve strategic challenges, helping clients to be #FuturesReady.) So, we hope you enjoy listening to the series - which was set up during the early days of Covid, and is divided into Series One [2020-21] Two [2022] Three [2023] Four [2024] and Five [2025]. All rights reserved. #TheNewAbnormal podcast series © Sean Pillot de Chenecey 2020. Please note that it's currently on hold, as I literally don’t have the time to record any episodes at the moment, but it’ll return in late summer...
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 188
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Martin Lindstrom 'Predicting the future - before anyone else'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Martin Lindstrom, founder and chairman of Lindstrom Company, the world’s leading branding & culture transformation firm, which operates ac…
Lasse Jonasson 'Anticipatory Leadership, Scenario Planning and being #FuturesReady'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Lasse Jonasson, Director & Futurist at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies (CIFS) where he also heads their advisory service. CIF…
Alison Taylor 'How business can do the right thing in a turbulent world'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features the dynamic Alison Taylor, who works on challenges at the intersection of corporate integrity, risk and responsibility. She's the Executiv…
Jon Alexander 'Citizens - Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us'
Series Three
This episode of The New Abnormal features the dynamic Jon Alexander, author of "CITIZENS: Why the Key to Fixing Everything is All of Us".
It's a book that seeks to reframe the moment in t…
Phil Rowley 'A Rebooted Future re: Media, Tech & Culture'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Phil Rowley, Head of Futures at Omnicom Media Group UK. In addition to this, he's also a Media Futurist, Tech Advisory Board Member, AdWe…
Tom Lombardo 'The History of Futurism & Futures Studies'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features a fascinating interview with a renowned futurist, Tom Lombardo.
He's a Director at the Center for Future Consciousness, which offers educ…
Sylvia Gallusser 'The Ethics and Philosophy of Futures'
Series Three
This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Sylvia Gallusser, who is a renowned Global Futurist and the CEO of Silicon Humanism. Based in San Fransisco, she's an inquirer of our fu…
Alice Charles 'Emerging Challenges re: the Cities of Tomorrow'
Series Three
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast I interview the incredibly dynamic Alice Charles, who leads the World Economic Forum's cities work streams, inc the Global Future Council on Ci…
Henry Coutinho-Mason 'The Future Normal - how we will live, work and thrive in the next decade'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal features Henry Coutinho-Mason, who is obsessed with new perspectives on the biggest question in business: "what will people want next?"
I've been lucky enou…
Johanna Hoffman 'Speculative Futures: illuminating the way ahead'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features the designer, urbanist and strategist Johanna Hoffman, who explores the ties between design, planning, fiction and futures.
She's the foun…
Ian Peters 'Having an ethical compass, and applying business ethics'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast (available on all the usual platforms) features Ian Peters MBE, Director at Institute of Business Ethics; which has a guiding purpose of championin…
Laura de Moliere 'ChatGPT and Behavioural Science'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Laura de Moliere, Partner and Co-founder at the Germany-based consultancy, Decision-Context.
She's also the ex-Head of Behavioural Science…
Florencia Lujani "The Four D's and Regenerative Capitalism"
Series Three
This episode of 'The New Abnormal' features Florencia Lujani, a Strategy Director based in London who specialises in brand & creative strategy.
She started her career a decade ago at TBW…
Stephanie Benedetto 'Queen of Raw - Turning Pollution into Profit'
Series Three
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal I interview the incredibly dynamic Stephanie Benedetto.
A corporate attorney turned climate fintech entrepreneur, Stephanie is the Co-Founder of Queen …
Giana Eckhardt 'In Praise of Inconvenience'
Series Three
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interview Giana Eckhardt, Professor of Marketing and Vice Dean at King’s Business School, King’s College London.
A leading expert in the field of con…
DuBose Cole 'Do marketers and consumers see the world differently?'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features DuBose Cole, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at We Are Rival - a consultancy that helps businesses change (not just challenge) markets by be…
Maurice NDiaye 'Reinventing strategy-making under uncertainty'
Series Three
This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Maurice NDiaye, Founder and CEO at Descartes & Mauss, the first Stratech and a new breed of AI-powered consulting firm.
Maurice has devo…
Rob Hopkins 'From What Is to What If: unleashing the power of imagination'
Series Three
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interview Rob Hopkins, cofounder of Transition Town Totnes and Transition Network, and author of numerous books including 'The Transition Handbook,…
Stefan Rollnick 'Using behavioural science to fight misinformation'
Series Three
In this episode of The New Abnormal, I interview Stefan Rollnick, Head of The Misinformation Cell at Lynn, a consultancy who believe that when you inject behavioural science into communi…
Gustav Martner 'Campaigning + Activism: No Awards on a Dead Planet’
Series Two
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal features Gustav Martner, Head of Creative (Nordics) at Greenpeace. Having worked with numerous leading agencies (inc being Exec Creative Director , EVP (Eur…