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Caragh Medlicott

Caragh Medlicott is a freelance writer and interim Editor of Wales Arts Review. After graduating with a First-Class Honours degree in English Literature and an MA in Creative Writing from Cardiff University she began a full-time writing career in Wales. She is the author of several published short stories and was shortlisted for the Lunate 500 award in December 2020, and a finalist in Narrative’s 30 Below competition in 2021. She is a regular contributor to BBC Wales' The Review Show.

 

Articles by Caragh Medlicott

Vision for neurodiversity: What are industry leaders doing? image
4 mins

Neurodiversity

Vision for neurodiversity: What are industry leaders doing?

It is estimated that 1 in 7 people in the UK are neurodivergent. Now, major organizations are trailblazing the way for supporting neurological differences in the workplace and subsequently thriving off the benefits.

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3 mins

Neurodiversity

Neurodiversity in the Workplace: What does your company have in place?

Did you know that the average person spends about a third of their life at work? In totality,…

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3 mins

Quick Tips

How remote workers can stay productive & happy

Without the motivation of a day-to-day routine or the support of a surrounding team, remote workers are more inclined to overwork and feel isolated whilst undertaking their daily duties.

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3 mins

Lifestyle

The hard truth about innovative cultures

Google has achieved many things, including being one of the first companies to establish a modern take on “innovative culture” – but what does this actually mean and how can it be achieved by your business?

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5 mins

Case Studies

The future of coaching: Ayoa case study from Sharon Curry

Sharon Curry has over 30 years’ experience as a Design Thinker and Executive Leadership Coach. With an insightful perspective on the industry, discover why Sharon thinks Ayoa facilitates the future of coaching.

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5 mins

Ayoa

Attention all finance teams: end the month-end pain

Do you watch the days ticking forward full of dread, knowing the month end process is soon to begin again? With processing times spanning anything from a speedy 3 days, to a more lengthy 20, you’re never long finished before the whole thing starts again.

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Lifestyle

What is “burnout” and how can you avoid it?

The modern work landscape is, in many ways, quite bizarre. While the importance of a stable, healthy work culture is becoming a must for many employers and employees, there is a simultaneous pressure to always be ‘hustling’.

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Welcoming Mind Mapping to Ayoa – it’s time to start doing your best work image
3 mins

Ayoa

Welcoming Mind Mapping to Ayoa – it’s time to start doing your best work

We live in a world obsessed with productivity. We want things done, and we want them done now – but here at OpenGenius, we like to look at things from every angle. Productivity is great, but is it inherently enough to help you achieve your best work?

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Ayoa

How Ayoa overhauls the modern work process

The digital world has irrevocably changed the way we work. In many ways, things have become easier – we are connected to people from all around the world, 24/7. We no longer need to be physically in the same room as someone in order to work with them. Yet, on the other hand, things have also become more complicated.

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4 mins

Lifestyle

How technology hinders productivity

In Back to the Future II, Marty McFly soars to the future date of 21st October 2015. It’s an iconic scene, and a bizarre one to watch back in the present day. We know now that this 80s vision for the future is fairly inaccurate; we have no streets filled with flying cars or self-tying trainers.

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Introducing Ayoa: the next generation of iMindMap and Droptask image
2 mins

Ayoa

Introducing Ayoa: the next generation of iMindMap and Droptask

DropTask was first released in 2013 – back then, DropTask was a good name for the unique task management tool we’d created. But now, with many more exciting things to come – we’ve outgrown the name, just like we’ve outgrown task management.

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4 mins

Lifestyle

How to make your commute more productive

Commuting to work is generally viewed as a necessary evil. Whether it’s a drive spent mostly static in traffic, or a long-haul trip on the train, in the absence of teleport, we do the best that we can to grit our teeth until we can get into work and actually begin our day. But is this really the right attitude?

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