About

Deanna Vogt

I hope you will find a boost for your creative work here,

whether that work is in organizational leadership or in your home workshop,

at the drafting table or keyboard,

centered in a laboratory, studio, or journal.

Hi there. I’m glad to see you here.

I'm an executive coach, living near the Gulf Coast, enjoying books, beach, family, and work.

This site is where I share what I learn about the creative process and experience as useful tools, fresh perspectives, interesting ideas, and motivating stories.

What I Do

Sharing learning is what I do--not just sharing what I have learned, but sharing in the experience of learning (for creativity is simply learning and exploring outside the lines of is already known) . 

I've been a coach for over 20 years, following a career in education, technology, and change leadership in public and private sectors.

Why I Coach

Coaching is a potent collaboration between creative people, no matter the topic or who those people are. It is one of my favorite creative experiences. It works, in large part, because of focus, curiosity, and high regard.

It’s humbling and satisfying to coach and to be coached—I do both. Presence and process yield amazing results: your insights that drive solutions, open up opportunities and how you think about things, make you stronger and more accomplished, and shift how you experience what matters to you.

What I Want

My aim for this blog is to help people do more creative work, happier.

Sometimes we want a clearer path to follow as we work, solve, or develop creatively. I help you use knowledge of your creative stages and processes, insight into the creative experience, and navigation tools to support your creative breakthroughs and finished projects.

What You Want

You can take a DIY approach or use professional coaching to guide and accelerate your work. Do what you need to do for smart, powerful navigation of your current project and your creative life.

Is your life creative?

Maybe your work, play, or interests are in

art

leadership

science

innovation

technology

education

exploration

personal change

home crafts

entrepreneurship

global problem solving

community organizing

studio running

creative performance…

When you’re invested in your work or ideas, creativity is involved.

In This Together

I want you to recognize that what you are experiencing in your project, or in your creative life, fits into the normal flow of any kind of creative work. 

Acknowledging our common experiences, we need never be completely lost in the fog and complexity of creative work.

Grab a map of the territory and choose some tools for navigation. Come through your current creative project stronger and more than ready for your next challenge and inspiration.