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Ady Stokes
Freelance Consultant
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STEC 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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The curse of the live demo… and other testing superstitions - Ep 123
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Swap your team’s favourite quality superstitions, laugh at cursed demos and disappearing bugs, and turn “don’t deploy on Fridays” from folklore into smarter release habits.
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Thanks for joining the stage and sharing with the TWiQ audience.
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This Week in Quality
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This badge is awarded to members who represent and promote the MoT community as MoT Ambassadors in 2026
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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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1.3.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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12.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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11.10.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Great conversation with Simon
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Always good talking with you, Ady. Thanks for our call for insights. 🤩
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Great conversation with Simon
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Feedback for the tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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Feedback for the tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis
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I had a personal message thanking me for the gap analysis. The person had thought they were not good enough to apply for a role titled 'Quality Engineer'. But after taking the gap analysis, they fo...
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Great conversation with Simon
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I answered Simon's call for insights and had a great conversation with him all about my goals for 2026, and how I want to make thinking in testing visible, intentional, and teachable. I'm looking f...
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AI's impact on quality generalists vs quality specialists
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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"Great talk Stephen, love how you translated the model into a testing framework. My grandad was in the army and always taught me to take pride in my work. Mentioning discipline builds confidence really made me think of him. Thank you"
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Explore the parallels between the lessons Stephen learnt in the RAF and his current work.
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Quality in the RAF and what it taught me about testing - Discipline, risk and assurance across domains
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Quality in the RAF and what it taught me about testing - Discipline, risk and assurance across domains
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Quality in the RAF and what it taught me about testing - Discipline, risk and assurance across domains
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Quality in the RAF and what it taught me about testing - Discipline, risk and assurance across domains
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15.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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1.0.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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VIP visitor (very important pet)
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"Congratulations class of 2026"
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I'm super excited to anounce our 2026 Ambassadors!!
Make sure to follow them on the MoTaverse.
And the 2026 Ambassadors of the MoTaverse are...........
- Ady Stokes
- Ben Dowen
- Cassandr...
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