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Your trainer - Sean Pillot de Chenecey
Sean Pillot de Chenecey is a leading expert in futures thinking, innovation foresight, and business transformation. He brings over two decades of experience helping organizations anticipate and prepare for disruption. His work focuses on interpreting signals, trends and uncertainties, then translating them into growth future-ready strategies.
Sean is known for his dynamic and insightful workshop style, blending strategic foresight with practical tools for action. He has led foresight workshops and advisory sessions for corporations, governments, universities, and startups. Sean’s approach emphasizes curiosity, critical thinking, and structured exploration of plausible futures. He is highly skilled at making complex technological and societal shifts understandable and relevant for decision-makers.
He is also an accomplished author contributing to the field of thought-leadership. His first book The Post-Truth Business provides a way forward for organizations wishing to rebuild brand authenticity in a distrusting world. His second book Influencers & Revolutionaries charts inspiring innovation approaches created by visionary business leaders and teams.
His consulting activity (he is also UK Assoc Partner with the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies) reflects a deep commitment to helping people think beyond the present and prepare for multiple alternative futures.
About the organizer and supporting Facilitators during the training
Mr. Jost Wagner is an award-winning facilitation expert, process consultant and Futures Thinking practitioner. Jost Wagner is a Certified Professional Facilitator / Master Level © by the International Association of Facilitators and the founder and Managing Director of The Change Initiative Co. Ltd. With 500+ workshops under his belt he is one of the most experienced authorities in the art and mastery of facilitation based in Asia and he has trained more than 1000+ people in facilitation skills and interactive learning methodologies. In 2023 he received an IAF Facilitation impact award for his work with GIZ on Ecosystem Restoration.
A sociologist and economist by training, he has facilitated extensively in all areas of the Sustainable Development Goals. Since 2014 he is also a promoter and practitioner of the use of Futures Thinking and Foresight in Strategy Development in development organizations Since 2022, he is also the Executive Director (Chief Navigator) of the Asia-Pacific Futures Network and he was the acting Conference Director the Asia-Pacific Futures Network Conferences (APFN) in 2018 and 2019 in Bangkok and 2021 and 2022 (virtually). He also co-organized the 2023 APFN conference in September 2023 in Kuala Lumpur
Support during the training
Nathamon (Apple) Tanapurihiran has been with The Change Initiative from its first days in 2007. Prior to her work with our organisation she was involved in many start-up businesses from export-import to the hospitality industry, which is reflected in her excellent organisational and problem-solving skills. Therefore, it is no surprise that she started as the office manager and handled all event support. Over the years her interest in facilitation grew into passion. Working side by side with Jost Wagner, she has become a skillful facilitator and has co-facilitated a continuously growing number of workshops.
She is experienced in methods such as Open Space, World Café, Team Retrospectives, and many more, and attended a number of trainings by leading experts in Asia. She is a member of the International Association of Facilitators and the Facilitator Forum Thailand. Together with Ittinat Seeboonruang, she forms a tandem and likes to facilitate Thai language workshops.
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