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Sean Pillot de Chenecey

My podcast The New Abnormal focuses on 'Now / Next / Why'. Discussing these subjects has led to some fascinating discussions with activists, philosophers, strategists, writers, psychologists, futurists, etc.  I set up the podcast back in 2000, it has over 250,000 downloads and the series has featured a wide range of guests based in locations from Stockholm to Rio, Los Angeles to Abu Dhabi, Beijing to Casablanca, and Toronto to Melbourne. The series is produced in association with the World Futures Studies Federation. A global NGO of leading futurists with a network of members in 60+ countries, it's a forum for the exchange of actionable ideas about alternative futures, through long-term, big-picture thinking and radical change. #TheNewAbnormal podcast series © Sean Pillot de Chenecey 2020. All rights reserved.


 

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  • February 26 · 37 min

    Maija Knutti 'Developing Futures-Orientated Policies'

    This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Maija Knutti, a Policy Analyst in the EU Policy Lab Foresight Team, which is part of the European Commission Joint Research Centre. As Maija explains, it's a collaborative place for innovative policymaking, which is intended to help policymakers think holistically and long-term. She goes into real detail in this episode about what her role entails, and in doing so explains the approaches taken and ranges of outputs delivered re: the ESPAS (European Strategy & Policy Analysis System), the ranges of foresight engagement tools & approaches that the teams utilise in the wide variety of reports they generate; along with highlighting the development of the Nordic Foresight Network, and an exciting forthcoming Polyfutures event. So, I hope you enjoy listening to her, as she covers the above dynamic issues!

  • February 16 · 44 min

    Muhammad Alaraby 'Futurists & Foresight in the Arab World'

    This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Muhammad Alaraby, an award-winning Arab futurist, policy analyst, and editor. He's also Head of Strategic Foresight at the independent think tank Future for Advanced Research and Studies (FARAS), which seeks to enrich public dialogue, support decision-making and enhance academic research pertaining to futures-issues that currently constitute a real problem in the Middle East region. In light of instability and unpredictability, the overarching goal of FARAS is to help ward off future shocks regarding these developments. So, we discuss the above, during a conversation in which Muhammad outlines his interest in 'the rugged terrain of futures, strategic foresight, geopolitics, geoeconomics and intelligence. Not forgetting history, literature, arts and philosophy...'

  • February 9 · 36 min

    Lisa Giuliani 'Teach the Future: a bridge to action'

    This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Lisa Giuliani M.A., who is an experienced educator with over ten years of work in higher education, K-12, the private sector, and nonprofits. Dedicated to empowering young people and organizations through futures literacy, Lisa currently serves as the Director of the Young Voices Network at Teach the Future, which is based in the US but operates globally. Passionate about intergenerational equity, making futures thinking accessible, and inspiring youth leaders, she believes that collaboration across generations enhances organizations and communities. So, we discuss all of the above, along with the forthcoming World Futures Day, a 24hr global conversation about our common futures that brings together intergenerational voices from around the world to ensure youth perspectives are central to the global dialogue. In particular, regarding this conversation, Lisa explains how Teach the Future, in partnership with the Millennium Project, launched the Young Voices Edition. So, I hope you enjoy listening to her as much as did - and make sure you listen into World Futures Day on 1st March!

  • February 4 · 40 min

    Deborah Hayek 'An expert guide to Corporate Foresight'

    This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Deborah Hayek, who leads Foresight & Innovation at Servus Credit Union, in Canada. She brings over a decade of experience integrating strategic foresight into business strategy within major financial institutions. Previously, at the forefront of Manulife's Global Innovation team, Deborah served as Head of Strategic Foresight, driving foresight initiatives across business lines and shaping innovation strategy through macro trend analysis and immersive engagement tools. Prior to that, she built and led the future-focused R&D team within Desjardins’s Innovation Lab. In parallel, Deborah designs and teaches executive education at HEC Montréal, equipping senior leaders with the methods and mindset to navigate uncertainty and seize future opportunities. Through bilingual instruction, she aims to make strategic foresight both practical and accessible to leaders shaping tomorrow’s economy. She discusses all of the above in our discussion, which I hope you find as interesting as I did. And you can read her newsletter on corporate foresight 'The Sparkline' on Substack...

  • January 30 · 52 min

    Kateryna Ostrovska 'Ukraine, strategic healthcare management, and anticipatory governance'

    This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Kateryna Ostrovska, who is a health policy and systems strategist with a background in family medicine and leadership experience across Ukraine’s public and private healthcare sectors. She's worked in conflict-affected regions of Ukraine as a Health Governance Specialist with the United Nations Development Programme, and as a consultant with Deloitte, contributing to the USAID Health Reform Support Project on health workforce policy. Her work focuses on strategic healthcare management, health systems strengthening, evidence-informed policymaking, and the use of foresight and anticipatory governance to navigate uncertainty. She’s a member of the Association of Professional Futurists, the Foresight Europe Network, and the European Health Futures Forum. So, we discuss the above in what I hope you’ll find is a fascinating conversation.

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