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Reality bytes. Meet the teams and terms where they are image
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A reflective episode on joining new teams, respecting existing quality processes, asking better questions, naming the work we already do, and using community to turn uncertainty into learning.
The counterfeit innovator is wildly self-confident. The real one is scared to death.  image
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On this week's Episode 147 of This Week in Quality, the topic of Impostor Syndrome came up, and I said I'd share something I read recently from the "War of Art" by Steven Pressfield. The quote itse...
Hot take: Software was bad before AI too image
Recently I was playing an online game with friends. The game glitched repeatedly, generally full of bugs. "I'm sure it was vibe coded" remarked one player. Thing is, this is the fourth installment ...
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On the 15th of January 2026 myself and Ujjwal Kumar Singh joined a call and pressed record. We were curious to see what would happen. A few weeks later I’d done the same with Neil Taylor and Clare ...
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I've never done a proper podcast, yet here I am.20 episodes in.Weekly cadence.Great quality conversations.Catching up with old friends.Making some new ones.100% stepping outside of my comfort zone....
What's the simplest guardrail you've used that had the biggest impact? image
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Sometimes the most effective guardrail isn't the most sophisticated one
How would you define a guardrail? image
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AI needs guardrails to play by the rules and work better
Quality thinking and the role of epistemology - Ep 135 image
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An exploration of how epistemology underpins quality thinking, helping quality people examine what they know, how they know it, and how that shapes their quality choices.
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "Through simil...
AMA Epistemology Answer: Definition Shifting image
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingDemi asked: "What is the ...
AMA Epistemology Answer: Limits of Testing image
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog! From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingSimon asked: "Can you sh...
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Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog!From the original moment: AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testingAdy asked: "If quality pr...
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