Take MoTe of your goals. It’s very MoTivating.

What are you working towards? Would you want to take MoTe (note 😅) of it in the MoTaverse?

Goal setting can feel intimidating. We can also easily default to thinking we need to set out a plan for the full year. It doesn’t need to be any of these things.

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As we double down on a platform for quality career growth, our goal is to help you grow. By stating a goal in public, others can:

Observe: seeing a goal helps others explore their own
Support: people around you may be able to help with advice or stories of previous experiences
Join the journey: maybe your goal matches theirs and there becomes an opportunity to follow a similar path, this can be as formal or as informal as you would like
Inspiration: it is human nature to copy what MoTivates us, sharing where you are heading might quietly help others make decisions for themselves

⭐️ We’re here to MoTivate you in 2026, by helping you focus, together.

How does it work?

Think of a goal: it can be one for today, this week, this month, or this year. Whatever works for you!
Share it: as an MoT Memory or as a blog post as an Observatory link, tag it "my-goals".
Gain community credibility: along the way you will earn stars, and unlock shiny Goal Setting badges. The more goals you share, the more badges you can unlock.
Goals Collection: we will add your goals to our 2026 goals collection. You, TeamMoT and the MoTaverse community can browse it, perhaps there is an opportunity to help or be inspired by others.

The MoTaverse has been shipping

Where are people gathering?

Masterclass: We can test in production: An introduction to shifting testing right.
Masterclass: RiskStorming: Artificial Intelligence
MoT Meetups: Valencia, Newcastle and Leeds.
MoTaCon 2026: you can submit to speak. Remember, to attend MoTaCon 2026 you need a Professional Membership (available for teams!), no separate ticket purchase is required. Registration is required, save your place today. 89 people booked already.
Leading With Quality is returning to Brighton, right before MoTaCon. Save your spot, it will sell out. 70% booked.
TWiQ, a weekly Friday gathering of quality conversations, join us for the next session.
Contract Testing: Debunking the Doubts from SmartBear. Learn more.

From The Observatory:

The Observatory is where we and the community share blogs, articles, videos and news from the quality ecosystem. It will save you time in searching through the chaos of the social web.

Here are our top picks, visit The Observatory for the full list!

⭐️ From the MoTaverse community:

How I Built an Agentic SDLC Demo with Cursor, MCP Servers, Playwright, GitHub, and Vercel in Under an Hour. - Beth Marshall
Leading Through Discomfort - Alan Page
Staying sane in a post-modern world, from Anne-Marie Charrett
Ask Us Anything: Predictions & Plans for 2026 - Quality Talks

⭐️ Industry tech news:

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