About Me
I’m a pracademic working at the intersection of organizational learning, strategy, and culture. With a doctorate in education and a career inside global corporations, I translate complex systems thinking into real-world transformation.
My focus lies in how power, identity, and structure show up in the workplace, especially in contexts like remote work, neurodiversity, and organizational change.
I didn’t take a straight path here. I grew up in a fundamentalist environment, studied Foucault to make sense of power, and eventually made peace with complexity. That journey shapes how I work: curious, skeptical, and human-first.
My Strategic Pillars
Rationale
Delivery only works with a strong rationale.
I help leaders uncover the hidden dynamics shaping team performance and decision-making. That means surfacing unspoken tensions, questioning default assumptions, and co-creating pathways forward grounded in evidence, empathy, and systems thinking.
Research
I translate research into actionable insight.
By listening deeply and analysing rigorously, I connect academic theory with lived workplace realities, offering original frameworks that resonate and stick.
Adoption
Ideas don’t matter if they don’t take root.
Whether through a keynote, a workshop, or an executive offsite, I aim to provoke fresh thinking and inspire practical change. My focus is always on enabling leaders to embed innovation through culture, not just process.
Media Bio
Owen Chamberlain is a strategist, writer and speaker with 15+ years of experience in organizational transformation, remote work culture, and the future of leadership. He currently works at a Fortune 500 company, shaping strategy at the intersection of people, systems, and power.
A British-born ‘pracademic’, he is currently based in Colorado. Owen has a doctorate in education and critical theory, and his research draws heavily from Foucault, systems thinking, and lived experience. He is particularly interested in the evolution of professional identity, how invisible power shapes our working lives, and the role of technology in shaping the future of work.
Owen has spoken at major conferences in both the US and UK on topics ranging from the future of remote work to the politics of knowledge in corporate systems. He is a guest lecturer, podcast contributor, and behind-the-scenes advisor to executives seeking to redesign their organizations with humanity in mind. His writing has been featured in business journals and online platforms.
Before his current role, Owen held senior positions in both corporate and educational sectors, often serving as the bridge between legacy institutions and emerging models of work. His previous roles include strategic advisor, director of execution, and consultant on distributed teams and transformation initiatives.
He is best known for blending sharp analysis with irreverent humor, frequently asking the questions others avoid, whilst delivering this with a Northern British accent. He’s also after the perfect curry recipe.
When not interrogating the cultural machinery of work, he spends weekends either hiking, fixing things, or playing music. He misses British pubs, but not British weather.
Life Outside
I live in Colorado with my family. I hike, ski, debate philosophy over coffee, and play music with local band TenBuckSixer.
You can find out more about me through my professional profile on LinkedIn.
