The New Abnormal podcast has over 250,000 downloads, and focuses on Now / Next / Why.
Discussing these subjects via the personal stories and insightful viewpoints of my guests has led to some fascinating discussions with activists, creatives, philosophers, strategists, writers, psychologists, lecturers, futurists, etc.
I set up the podcast during the early days of Covid, and it’s now in the fifth series.
So…enjoy!
The Speaker Show
I also set up a podcast for Speakers Assoc, who represent leading public speakers and authoritative voices (plus myself!) from around the world.
I interviewed a wide range of these ‘change-agents and experts’ for over a year (a number of industry friends being among them), discussing their specialist knowledge and views on the future of business.
The tables were turned when I handed over the series, so please click on this link if you’d like to hear an interview featuring me as the guest…
My latest guest… Joseph Voros
‘Futures-Thinking in Real-World Contexts’
This episode of The New Abnormal podcast is titled ‘Futures-Thinking in Real-World Contexts’ and features the famous physicist and futurist Dr Joseph Voros, who helps people and organisations think about the future in serious ways through futures-orientated intelligence and strategic foresight capability-building.
He’s been a professional futurist for over 25 years, initially as a practitioner of and lecturer in strategic foresight, but increasingly in the Defence and National Security context, including participation in NATO’s Strategic Foresight activities.
We therefore discuss his views on issues including the various categories of futurists (with a nod to 'Synoptic Generalists'), linkage between futurists and intelligence analysts ('cousins or twins?'), why futurists are lucky that they don't have to persistently deal with counterintelligence, and a thought-leadership paper he's just presented to a gathering of officers from that sector.
And before you ask, yes we do discuss the “Futures Cone” that he so popularised…
