I’m Dr Maren Deepwell and this is my domain on the open web. My interests span education and the not for profit sector and I bring creativity and curiosity to my work as a leader and a coach. With a background in Educational Technology, Anthropology and Fine Art I am as passionate about pen and paper as I am about the newest digital technologies and I write about everything from stationary to strategy.
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I work as an independent consultant with organisations and (emerging) leaders in education and the not-for-profit sector as an executive trouble shooter, strategic advisor and coach. I specialise in authentic leadership and unconventional career development, digital wellbeing and sustainability. Find out more about my work and get in touch via my business site.
Recent posts
- Fan #4life, friend #4life
This blog post is a professional fan letter, a heartfelt hat tip to Bryan Mathers of Visual Thinkery fame. Over the past ten years his creative genius has provided me with so much inspiration that when I started looking for projects I could refer back to by searching my blog and my archive for work we have done together, there were too many examples to count. From playful remixes and conference campaigns to organisational strategies… - Coaching tips from my year of 10k races
This year I got back into running, and regular readers will know that this comeback has been years in the making. I started blogging about it in 2022.. and in 2023. So I am pleased to report that I have finally managed to get there! From a personal perspective starting the day with a morning run is a joy for me, and the photo at the start of this post is a snap shot from… - Reframing Career, Success and Personal KPIs.
A couple of things that have been percolating in my mind over the past couple of weeks have come together: the reflective post in which I shared a story of my career prompted me to think more about where I am heading and why; then I completed the review of my tech stack which made me focus on whether I have the right tools for the work I want to do and what that is…… - Mission complete: Tech Stack IV
At the start of the year I undertook a review of my tech stack, i.e. the tools, platforms and services I use in my professional practice. My aim was twofold: first up, I wanted to make sure I am not paying for services or subscriptions I don’t actually make good use of, and secondly I want to make sure that the technology I do use is, wherever possible, aligned to my values including my commitment… - Working on the ‘Princeton University: Domain of One’s Own’ Case Study
It’s been a lot of fun to help establish a new blogging community of practice with Jim Groom and the team at Reclaim since that start of the year, and you’ll no doubt hear more about blogging from me as the year goes on 🙂 Alongside that project however I have also had the opportunity to write some case studies based on interview conversations Jim leads, and the first of these has recently been published…