Deans was a speaker on the WE Day North American tour for 200,000 youth alongside Nick Jonas and Queen Noor of Jordan.

[8][13] In 2010, Deans competed at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Peterborough, Ontario with a project entitled "Saline Aqua Genesis.

[14] The innovation used a salt gradient solar pond to drive a generator for electricity production and distilled water for purification purposes in developing countries, but was unsuccessful at the fair.

[8] iAid then avails of Google Maps, compass, GPS, and cloud services to plan pedestrian routes and store them for future reference.

[23][24] In early 2017, Deans started working with McCann Erickson and Chevrolet to create a new technology, VP, to stop teens from texting and driving.

VP (Virtual Passenger) brings celebrities and friends into the automobile via Chevrolet's existing MyLink onboard system when the driver receives a text.

Deans' recognition began in early 2014 when he was one of twelve named as a "Future Leader under 25" by Maclean's magazine, described as an "elite group of young people who are outstanding in their fields.

"[15] HIs wok was recognized by Governor General David Johnston in a speech at the Milken Institute Global Conference Canadian CEO Dinner in Los Angeles, California.

[29] The iAid was named as one of the "Top 50 Ideas Worldwide for Technology in Health, Energy, and Medicine" by the Organization of American States.

[8][31] Deans became Royal Bank of Canada's official ambassador for its ChangeAgents program,[32] partnering with the band Hedley to promote the project.