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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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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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The good, the bad, the ugly
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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Elevate your career: Become a testing generalist
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The one page test plan
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Celebrating going from 999 to 1,000 community stars
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Bug congrats on 1k stars!
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Celebrating goign from 999 to 1,000 community stars
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Celebrating goign from 999 to 1,000 community stars
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The simple act of posting this memory to celebrate 999 community stars will take me to 1,000 stars. #Starmageddon continues...
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Focus on smart testing, risk reduction, and team habits that prevent firefighting to build reliable software from the start.
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Moving fast and breaking things? Build reliable software from day one instead
awarded Ishalli Garg for:
Moving fast and breaking things? Build reliable software from day one instead
awarded Ishalli Garg for:
Moving fast and breaking things? Build reliable software from day one instead
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Moving fast and breaking things? Build reliable software from day one instead
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Is there a point where test artefacts can cause a project to fail?
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Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
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Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
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Discover how slowing down for alignment, learning, and shared knowledge enables faster and safer AI-driven testing
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
awarded Megan Ozanne for:
Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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Simple Tests For Accessibility Every Tester Should Know
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Simple Tests For Accessibility Every Tester Should Know
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3.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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2.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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