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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
He / Him
STEC and SQEC Certified. MoT Ambassador, writer, speaker, accessibility advocate. Consulting, Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator. Testing wisdom, friendly, songs and poems. Great minds think differently
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"Testing is Applied Epistemology" by Rahul Parwal
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Accessibility Quadrants talk at BrowserStack Break Point Conference (email signing required)
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"You can now watch on demand as long as you are signed in.
https://events.hubilo.com/breakpoint-2026-apac-edition/session/272795 "
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Ady asks the MoTaverse #1
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Excellent conversation in today's TWiQ, thank you for joining and contributingย
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ. Good to hear your thoughts around the topic of epistemology.
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My Collection #12
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Questions realting to a book on thinking in testing and development
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Ady asks the MoTaverse #1
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My fellow humans. As a struggling author, not really, I have too many ideas, get easily distracted, and have recently been struggling to make decisions about my book. Regardless of whether it ever ...
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Member joined TWiQ โ This Week in Quality chapter
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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So glad to hear you on stage today!
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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2.5.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.4.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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This Week in Quality
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Conflicting Beliefs
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Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
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Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
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Shipping fast shouldn't mean shipping blind.
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Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
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Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
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Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
awarded Sergio Freire for:
Ship with confidence: Agentic AI-Driven Quality with Rovo Dev and Xray
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What happens when the person who fundamentally changed how the world tests software looks back at two decades of automation, and then looks forward to an AI-driven future?
We are beyond excited to ...
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๐ 22 years in 22 minutes - lessons learned and how they apply in the AI era
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๐ 22 years in 22 minutes - lessons learned and how they apply in the AI era
awarded Jason Huggins for:
๐ 22 years in 22 minutes - lessons learned and how they apply in the AI era
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AMA Epistemology Answer: Conflicting Beliefs
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AMA Epistemology Answer: The Perception of Truth
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.4.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Thanks for your session at the BrowserStack conference! I'm always wanting to learn more about accessibility and you always lead the way.
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1.7.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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The AI Quality Paradox
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
awarded Lauren Lassey for:
Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
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Do Engineering Managers hold all the power?
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Walk through the door, don't just open it
awarded Engineering Management Chapter for:
Walk through the door, don't just open it
awarded Lauren Lassey for:
Walk through the door, don't just open it
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