About Sean
A research/foresight/strategy consultant, and UK Associate Partner with CIFS, Sean delivers actionable insights re: #NowNextWhy for clients ranging from corporates to agencies to NGOs, working on national and international projects.
He’s a successful author: his first book ‘'The Post-Truth Business' went to No1 in the business charts, whilst his second book ‘Influencers & Revolutionaries' was shortlisted for the 'Business Book of the Year' awards. His podcast ‘The New Abnormal’ features guests from academia to business to activism and has over 250,000 downloads. He’s written numerous articles for media, think tank and business publications – most recently for the Association of Professional Futurists, the World Economic Forum and our very own Farsight magazine!
A frequent public speaker, Sean has given talks in the US/EU/MENA/Asia for over a decade, for those including: Unilever, KPMG, Beiersdorf, Visa, Microsoft, The National Lottery, General Motors, Heineken, BBC, Ornua, Axa, Vodafone, TV2, Procter & Gamble, Citycon, Harrods, MBA Association, Contagious, L’Oréal, Carrefour, MTV, Diageo, Estee lauder, NTR, John Lewis, Baker McKensie, Otava, Hyper Island, Nokian, Ikea, The European Lottery, Channel 4 TV, Postnord, Euroconsumers, Coca-Cola, DNV GL, Tech BBQ, Conde Nast, The Tate Modern, Sistema, Braun, iNovuss, Warner Music, Asahi-Pilsen, and Quadient, along with many agency and think-tank events, and at industry Congresses / Forums / Summits.
Sean has also been a visiting lecturer (on strategy / futures / innovation) for twenty years, to students on MA/BA courses at a range of leading universities.
Background
Following a decade with cutting-edge agencies, Sean became a research consultant and has conducted ethnographic and trend/futures research around the world. He’s fascinated by the individuals, movements, developments and events that shine a light on social, cultural, political and business change. As a result of this, he has a very deep level of knowledge regarding issues impacting brand and organisational futures.
