Leading Virtual Teams with Dr Maren Deepwell

Over the summer I have updated my coaching course for leaders and managers, ready for the next academic year. I designed the course originally just over 18 months ago, and three cohorts later I have learnt a lot about what participants find most valuable. I’ve also had a lot of experiences working with coaching clients who are tasked with introducing AI in their teams, or supporting colleagues who...

On this episode we hear from a very special guest: Amanda Coolidge, Principal and Founder of  Coolidge Collaborative, Inc.  . I am thrilled that Amanda joins me to talk about navigating career transitions that combine values with meeting the demands of establishing a new career chapter.  We swap tales of the freedom that comes with no longer running an organization and becoming your own boss, open...

Tune in for a deep conversation with Lou Mycroft, Changemaker Extraordinaire, and meander with us as we reflect on the future of work, empowering green change and agency. Sitting in the a garden green space, both metaphorically and literally, Lou shares how making (green) change is possible within large institutions, tapping into the powerful potentia of individuals and community networks. This co...

Join me for the first episode with not one but two very special guests: Marcela Morales and Igor Lesko, Co-Directors of Open Education Global. This is a rare and inspiring opportunity to learn about a co-leadership model as we chat across continents about open leadership and how to build relationships, trust and collaboration with a team distributed across the world.  Mentioned in this episode: Op...

On this episode we hear from special guest Doug Belshaw, who brings a huge wealth of inspiration to the topics we discuss, from AI and digital literacies to strategic uses of ambiguity. Along the way, we talk about living like a hydra, the value of serendipity and ways of working in the open. Mentioned in this episode: Learn more about Doug Belshaw  https://dougbelshaw.com/   Doug's  doctoral rese...

As work on my book continues, I have started to write more and in this episode I share how I am approaching writing mission statement for the book. Mission Statement blog post My ⁠⁠⁠⁠blog⁠⁠⁠⁠ , this  ⁠⁠⁠⁠podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠  and free monthly  ⁠⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠  are the best ways to connect and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠  with me. Find out more about my work and get in touch via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠my business site⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

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 earlier this morning,...

On this episode we hear from a very special guest: Angela Gunder, Ph. D., CEO and Founder of Opened Culture. Our conversation goes to super interesting places as we touch on art, AI and Open Education. Tune in to hear more about Angela's journey as a teacher, leader, and collaborator par excellence as we explore what it takes to become architects of our own joy. Mentioned in this episode: Ange...

This is part 2 of 2 in which I share my strategies for reframing success in the context of my career and how I find and measure 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  ⁠revi...

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… ; and thirdly I have been p...

Explore my newest project: Long Distance Leadership Postcards. This innovative postcard-based approach to leadership coaching is something I created for my past self. When I was a CEO juggling competing priorities and responsibilities, things that put a spring in my step felt few and far between. I love the idea that I could have received a postcard each month from a trusted pen pal who really und...

I started writing my new book nearly a year ago... so what's happened since? In this episode I share an update on how things are going, what I have done to get this project back on track and also strategies for holding myself accountable to get writing done. Mentioned in this episode: ⁠National Digital Leadership Network⁠ ⁠My Report The Percolator ⁠ - my space for brewing new ideas ⁠Long Dista...

Join me for a wonderfully rich conversation with special guest Amanda Coolidge, Executive Director of BCcampus, as we talk at the intersection of Open Education, Instructional Design and Hybrid Working. Along the way, we chat about virtual farming in Stardew Valley, RV travels, art and leadership life.  Mentioned in this episode: Amanda Coolidge   OEG Voices Podcast Studio with Amanda Coolidge, Ma...

In this episode I share a preview of new research into hybrid working and the launch of my report Global Trends Towards Flexible, Hybrid Working and its Impact for Digital Leadership in Higher Education . Mentioned in this episode: N-TUTORR National Digital Leadership Network My Report My ⁠blog⁠ , this  ⁠podcast⁠  and free monthly  ⁠newsletter⁠  are the best ways to connect and  ⁠get in touch⁠  wi...

Blogging on the open web. It’s a habit worth keeping. So this special episode is all about blogging inspired by an event of the Blogging Community of Practice #blogging4life . Mentioned in this episode: Blogging Community of Practice Ready Writing Blog EdTechie Blog Maren's Blog Bonnie Stewart's work Jim Groom's Blog Community of Practice Blogging Mojo Event Getting your Blogging Mojo...

In this episode I share a preview of a new space I have created to share work in progress, a new project in the making, i.e. Long Distance Leadership Postcards, and reflect on progress with re-inventing Mondays. Mentioned in this episode The Percolator - my space for brewing new ideas Long Distance Leadership Postcards Re-inventing Mondays revisited My ⁠blog⁠ , this  ⁠podcast⁠  and free monthly  ⁠...

This year’s theme for International Women's Day is  Accelerate Action , and I am offering three pro bono coaching packages to contribute something to this effort. So if you are looking to progress an action, take a decision or make change happen, then  get in touch  if you’d like to work with me.  Mentioned in this episode: Open Education Week My FemEdTech Years My ⁠blog⁠ , this  ⁠podcast⁠  an...

Check out the episode blog post https://marendeepwell.com/?p=5460 for all the links and more information. Mentioned in this episode: Critical Cadence Reflective walking Kin Lane's post on seeing human beings as resources Bryan Mather's permission slip My blog , this  podcast  and free monthly  newsletter  are the best ways to connect and  get in touch  with me. Find out more about my work...

Welcome to this conference special of my talk at Education after the algorithm: Co-designing critical and creative futures , 20-21 February 2025. In this recording I expand on strategies and practical ideas to use movement in contemplative pedagogies and outdoor learning, and to notice how the pace of thinking and doing changes in motion. You can find more information and the talk slides https://w...

This week a cohort of 16 leaders and managers wraps up the current run of my  ⁠Healthy Hybrid Habits course⁠ . As this is the second time I have run this course in this format, I’d like to take this opportunity to reflect on and celebrate what’s been achieved. In this episode I reflect on the wider context of the course, the social and political context, Digital Productivity Double Speak and AI &q...

Join me for a conversation with special guest  Lucy Crompton-Reid  for a deep dive into leading a successful distributed organisation. Lucy shares inspiring examples of putting wellbeing at the heart of hybrid working policies and we discuss how working with the open knowledge community has inspired how the organisation operates. As Chief Executive at Wikimedia UK Lucy led her organisation to succ...

... in which I share my (honeycomb of) strategies for making it through January, finding joy in small things and blogging as a leader. Mentioned in this episode: Education after the algorithm: Co-designing critical and creative futures Blogging Community of Practice AKA Bloggers Anonymous Healthy Hybrid Habits for Leaders and Managers

Since I  first published this list  of 25 obvious, yet effective, ways to improve your working environment, all the way back in 2022, it’s become one of the most read posts on my blog. Many of my coaching clients and course participants come back to this again and again, to find new ways to tweak their set up and improve their working environment. Given that we are once again in January, and given...

Join me for a wonderful conversation with special guest  Alan Levine  as we talk about  the early days of remote and distributed working in the 90s, creating and keeping your domain on the open web, and discovering the joy in small things.  Alan and his dog Felix share the story about how work and life have evolved over the past few decades, from working in Iceland to the last influence of DS106....

To kick off the new year on the podcast, my special guest Martin Weller and I share what we would put into our metaphorical "Room 101" for 2025. Visit Martin's blog to learn more about his work. My  blog , this podcast  and  newsletter  are the best ways to connect and  get in touch  with me.