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Ady Stokes
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I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Podcasting, Review Conference Proposals
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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"Great article Bob, especially with AI throwing tons of data at teams, understanding what defines quality of data is a vital area more folks need to know and think about. "
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Learn how focusing on user value and trust gives you a clearer, more effective way to test data quality
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I moticed something recently...partly in myself, but also in the many quality conversations I've had with others.
This shift to quality engineering is MoTivating! People are re-inpsired, perhaps...
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Inclusive development teams: Why representation matters
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🚀 Big news in the MoTaverse! We are beyond excited to announce that TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest) is officially joining us as a sponsor for MoTaCon 2026!
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Announcing our very first MoTaCon 2026 sponsor: TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest)
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Leeds Chapter bound on a soggy day
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Victoria Chan leading the I am remarkable workshop in Leeds
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Quality Insight: 💫 Goooooooaaaals
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AI hasn’t caused quality issues — it exposed them
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Joining Stuart Day on the Quality Talks Podcast made me look back at how my QA career started.
How change shaped it then and still shapes it now.
Probably the best YES I have said so far.
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Clare Norman and I explored what AI means for us quality professionals. Can't wait to see the outcome of what Clare reveals at the end!
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Is AI the best friend quality professionals have been looking for?
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Is AI the best friend quality professionals have been looking for?
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I was overdue doing some sketch-noting and decided to go with a talk I'd seen but was keen to see again. At MoTaCon 2025 Barry Ehigiator delivered a fantastic talk called "Beyond the titles: leadin...
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