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
Kathleen Higgins 'From Daoism to Nietzsche...and why deception has become a modern way of life'
Series Three
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interviewed Kathleen Higgins, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Texas, at Austin.
Kathleen's main areas of research are continental philo…
Martin Jensen 'Me, Myself, Online: Music and the New Abnormal'
Series Two
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal series, I interviewed the billion-streamed, multi-platinum songwriter and producer Martin Jensen, who topped off a crazy year as an X-Factor judge.
Marti…
Taji Chesimet 'Dismantling injustice, and creating safe spaces'
Series Two
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal features an interview with Taji Chesimet, who is an activist, advocate, and student.
He's Executive Director of 'Raising Justice' a nonprofit organization ac…
Jenny Southan 'Travel Trends and the Future of Travel'
Series Four
This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Jenny Southan, who is Editor, Founder and CEO of Globetrender, the world's leading travel trend forecasting agency and online magazine …
James Bidwell 'Connecting the dots: business as a force for good'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal features James Bidwell, co-founder/Chair of B Corps, Re_Set and Springwise. He's also author of 'Disrupt! 100 Lessons in Business Innovation'. (Re_Set [de…
Ian Olasov 'Ask a Philosopher - answers to the most important questions'
Series Two
This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the author & philosopher Ian Olasov.
An adjunct professor and doctoral candidate at the City University of New York, he's twice won the Am…
Chris Mayer 'West Point: Philosophy, Leadership and Combat'
Series Three
In this episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast I interview Chris Mayer, Assoc Dean for Strategy & Initiatives at West Point Military Academy in the USA.
We discuss his belief that the int…
Lucy von Sturmer 'Challenging the status quo to create positive impact'
Series Two
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast, I interview the dynamic Lucy von Sturmer, founder of thought leadership agency The Humblebrag and Co-Initiator of global network Creatives for …
Amy Daroukakis 'Using signals and experiences to develop innovative concepts'
Series Three
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interview the cultural strategist Amy Daroukakis, who "inspires teams, keep brands culturally relevant and re-imagines products, communication and de…
Art Kleiner 'The AI Dilemma: 7 Principles for Responsible Technology'
Series Three
This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Art Kleiner, a renowned expert on management thinking, thought leadership, organisational learning and scenario planning.
In his new bo…
Dermot McPartland 'If we winter this one out, we can summer anywhere'
Series Two
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interviewed Dermot McPartland, Creative Director of Nederlander Studios NYC.
He instigates cultural interventions for brands; doing things rather than…
Luca Morena 'Generate: a major milestone in the evolution of trend forecasting'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Luca Morena, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO at Nextatlas.
They're a leader in the global market of digitally empowered marketing intelligence a…
Nick Shackleton-Jones 'Learning & Cognition: why Plato and Descartes got it all wrong'
Series Three
This episode of 'The New Abnormal' features Nick Shackleton-Jones, HR Director / Learning at Deloitte UK.
He's also the author of 'How People Learn' and has a revolutionary perspective on…
Tamira Snell 'Understanding emerging trends and forecasting consumer behaviour'
Series Two
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interviewed Tamira Snell, Senior Advisor at the renowned Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.
CIFS equip and inspire individuals and organisation…
Livia Fioretti 'A dynamic viewpoint on MegaTrends & LATAM trends c/o TrendWatching'
Series Two
This episode of 'The New Abnormal' features Livia Fioretti, Head of Insights Academy at TrendWatching. She's ex-head of their amazing Global Insights Network, made up of 900+ professionals …
Andrew Copson "What's it all for and how can I be happy?" (A guide to Humanism).
Series Two
In this episode of 'The New Abnormal' I interview Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, the national charity working towards a tolerant world where rational thinking and kindness …
Anna Kirah 'Think long-term in a short-term world'
Series Three
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features the renowned design anthropologist and psychologist Anna Kirah. She's an expert in pioneering qualitative research methods used to gather…
Alex Durussel-Baker 'Design-thinking, design-sprints, and community innovation'
Series Two
In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interview Alex Durussel-Baker.
The founder of CreativeMornings/Edinburgh, she's also a certified Design Sprint coach, an award-winning UX designer, pr…
Lore Oxford 'Cultural Insights re: Brave New Worlds'
Series Two
This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Lore Oxford, Global Head of Cultural Insights at We Are Social, where she combines academic research methods with a digital-first approach t…