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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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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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Share your wins no matter how big or small and celebrate yourself
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Wins of the week for 8th May
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Inspired by Melissa Fisher’s posts on LinkedIn, I suggested a 'Wins' TWiQ theme, and the episode was great. As promised, here are my wins I shared, and these will be going into a collection. Tag yo...
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Thanks for the celebration in TWIQ! Great job co-hosting!
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Spent some time listening to the Call for Insights with Simon Tomes and Heleen Van Grootven. She talked about "Finding joy in your role" and how embracing her ADHD made her job more enjoyable. I ga...
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Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣
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Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣
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Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣
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Don't like my messy desk? Don't look at it 🫣
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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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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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Call for Insights becomes badge number 64!
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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2.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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MoT Doesn't Use Sentence Case Headings
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AI Guardrails Masterclass 🧡🚀
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Member joined MoT Leeds chapter
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MoT Leeds
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How testing saved my side-hustle: Colin Wren
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MoT Leeds
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Testing What You Can't Control: Adam Davis
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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MoT Leeds
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Leeds Chapter summer social
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AI Guardrails Masterclass 🧡🚀
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Discover what’s possible when you shift your testing left and do it well
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Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left
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Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left
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Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left
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Software Testing Live: Episode 04 - The awesome power of shifting left
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Explore how classic test design techniques add value in both closed and open box testing
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
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Most teams ship AI without ever testing their guardrails.
Don't be like them. Learn Guardrails.Game link:Â Testing Titbits - PlaygroundÂ
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Guardrails Matter - Playground
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Guardrails Matter - Playground
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Guardrails Matter - Playground
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