The New Abnormal

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features the futures thinker and leadership advisor Eric Korsvik Ostergaard, who specialises in exploring and evaluating possible and preferable futures of work. He's also the author of 'The Responsive Leader' which described the paradigm shift towards future organisations, and 'Teal Dots in an Orange World' ...

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Louise Mowbray, founder of Mowbray by Design, author of 'Relevant: Future-Focused Leadership' and co-author of 'Uncertainty: Making Sense of the World for Better, Bolder Outcomes'. She specialises in the future of work & future of leadership,  working with some of the world's most respected leade...

Series Four  This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist Tom Lombardo, Director at the Center for Future Consciousness, Exec Board Member of the World Futures Studies Federation, and Editor at the Journal of Futures Studies. He returns to the series to give an overview of his choices of the top futures books in science fiction (author/topic clustered) which are roughly...

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Chicago-based Keely Adler, cultural futurist at Dentsu and core team at Radar.   A brand strategist by trade, time-traveling futurist at heart and with a nearly decade-long career grounded in creative strategy and qualitative consumer research, Keely has spent her time working across a range of brands and special projects that leverage...

This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features NYC-based Suzette Brooks Masters, a serial social entrepreneur with a long track record of creating positive change in society on a range of issues. A thought leader and strategist in the fields of democracy, governance and futures. Suzette uses her extensive philanthropic, non-profit, research, advocacy, program development and legal e...

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Maarten Leyts, the Founder of Trendwolves and an expert on translating trends into products, strategies campaigns and future brand value. He’s also the author of ‘Generation ZAlpha – Connecting with the Next Micro-Generation’. Maarten believes that generational thinking, when used correctly, provides a solid framework for su...

This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the novelist and journalist Victoria Robson, who has more than 20 years experience reporting on business and finance in the UK and Middle East. Her newly-published debut novel 'Sirens Bay' is an 'enemies to lovers' small-town romance set in Maine. She wrote it under the pen name Cassie Bruce, and is now working on the second boo...

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Houston-based Alexandra Whittington, a futurist writer and speaker who explores the future of humanity and society. A former Lecturer in Foresight at the University of Houston, she’s been highlighted as one of the world’s top futurists by Forbes. The co-author and co-editor of several books including 'A Very Human Futur...

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Ben Holt, Global Lead for Strategic Foresight at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) Solferino Academy, who helps the network explore possible futures and learn the skills needed to make them useful in the present.  He's also a Visitor at the Cambridge University Centre for the Study of Exi...

Series Four In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast,  I interview Andrew Koppelman, who is the John Paul Stevens Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science, and Philosophy Department Affiliated Faculty at Northwestern University.  Andrew's scholarship focuses on issues at the intersection of law and political philosophy. He's been published and quoted across an array of leading...

Series Three In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interview the award-winning multimedia journalist Lauren Razavi, who specialises in subjects including the Future of Work, Future Cities, Tech Policy and Ethics.  She therefore reports on topics at the intersection of technology, business, policy and human behaviour - and has also spent years delivering talks and appearing on panels about big tech...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Jacob Ellis, an experienced public affairs and international relations advisor with a demonstrated history of working to improve policy-making in Wales and globally.  He's worked with United Nations, World Cities Culture Forum and One Young World, and is committed to ensuring the needs of future generations are central to policy de...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Jonathan Wise, co-founder of Purpose Disruptors, who believes that the advertising industry needs to step into the responsibility of helping to address our climate and ecological emergency.  His background is as a strategic planner, with 15 years experience in major London advertising agencies and a Masters degree in Sustainability &amp...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal features the writer, philosopher and technologist Gary F Bengier - who is probably most known for being eBay’s first CFO and the person who was in charge of taking the company public.  As a Silicon Valley executive, Gary also worked for several other tech companies and had a front-row seat in the development of technologies from streaming services to se...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Nikolas Badminton, a world-renowned futurist who mentors leaders to create more connected, curious and creative teams that embrace futures design.    He's spent 30+ years working with leaders at over 300 leading organisations at the frontline of foresight, strategy and disruption - including NASA, United Nations, Google, Microsoft,...

Series Three This episode of # TheNewAbnormal podcast features Roger Spitz, who is an international bestselling author, President of Techistential and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute. Based in San Francisco, he’s an authority on foresight, sustainability, and systemic change. He also publishes extensively on decision-making in uncertain and complex environments. Techistential, Roger’s fo...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Thomas D'hooge, who watches trends, explores futures, develops concepts, builds communities and coaches game-changers. In this interview, we discuss his curation of the Futures Festival,  his viewpoints around digital innovation and disruptive innovation, how he 'Teaches the Future' to students. He also highlights the Mus...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Jan Oliver Schwarz, professor of Strategic Foresight & Trend Analysis, and head of the Bavarian Foresight Institute at the Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt.   He's also known for his work on business wargaming, a dynamic simulation that helps leaders and organisations anticipate the future competitive dynamics in their industry...

Series Two  In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal I interview Randell Beckford, Senior Strategist at the dynamic independent creative agency Atomic London.  (She previously worked at Spark44, Redwood BBDO, TBWA Toronto and DDB Toronto.)   We discuss her views on a range of topics, but in particular her perspectives on how to build a brand that won’t get cancelled, at a time when the culture wars show...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Thierry Malleret, the co-author of both the international best-seller 'The Great Reset' and the newly published 'Great Narrative' which he wrote with Klaus Schwab, the Founder and Exec Chairman of the World Economic Forum. Thierry is the founder and managing partner of #MonthlyBarometer. Its eponymous flagship monthl...

Series Three In this episode of #TheNewAbnormal, I interview Frank Spencer, Founder & Creative Director at TFSX (Foresight, Innovation, Strategic Design and Learning).  TFSX, based in Florida,  help their clients to thrive in a world of complex ideas and practices, uncover emerging trends on the horizon that will impact their business, and discover unseen opportunities for strategic advantage...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Tim Stock, Global Cultural Foresight Leader at ScenarioDNA, who are experts at analysing trends and developing frameworks for understanding how & why culture is changing.  He's also an Associate Teaching Professor at Parsons School of Design - The New School, one of the world's leading art and design schools, committed to...

Series Three This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Katharina Michalski, who is a 'Change Explorer, Navigator & Curator' with the dynamic Foresight Folk. Based in Berlin, the platform is dedicated to fostering foresight to enhance decision-making.  On their learning journey, they speak with some of the brightest minds in this area about practising and implementing foresight...

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 across five continents and in more than 30 countries, serving the "who’s who" of Fortune 100 companies. Martin has been featured as one of the world’s top 50 business thinkers for eight ye...

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. CIFS is a global leader in applying futures studies methodologies to solve strategic challenges within organisations.  Their core advisory offerings include megatrend analysis, scenario planning, ris...