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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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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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"Feels like this link should be included in this conversation. https://www.ministryoftesting.com/certifications/mot-software-quality-engineering-certificate "
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How your Future Self helps you reprogram your mind, break old patterns, and create real change in 2026
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Quality Engineers - Who are your customers?
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58.9% of software testers learn about testing tools by using them
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12.7.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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16.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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15.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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15.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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My year in stars
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2025 Review
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Huge kudos to Ady for an amazing testing song he brought into MoT 4.0 meet up to London yesterday. Watch the video and sing with Ady.
Also Ady travelled 450 miles round trip to join the meet up ...
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Singing testing song with Ady
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Singing testing song with Ady
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Ben Dowen and Ady Stokes
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Pre-Bash Ady Stokes!
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Pre-Bash Ady Stokes!
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I loved Ady Stokes' post on getting stuck, and ways to get unstuck, https://www.ministryoftesting.com/articles/how-to-get-unstuck-a-guide-for-testers-or-anyone-else-who-feels-stumped . It prompted ...
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Pairing to get un-stuck
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Pairing to get un-stuck
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Pairing to get un-stuck
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15.2.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Change - Reflecting on 2025
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Moments in 2025
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From VP to Conductor: My 2025 Transformation Journey
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2025 - A year in review
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10 Years in Testing: Then and Now
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2025 - The Year in Review
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Almost as easy as your ABC(D)s!
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Get product feedback with the ABCD framework
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Get product feedback with the ABCD framework
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Get product feedback with the ABCD framework
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Get product feedback with the ABCD framework
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"Looks great, and would be good to have a yearly count, maybe in the top right like on profile pages? Could even include the plus to help folks award them? "
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Having data points to back up what your year has been like is fascinating.
Stars are a log of your learning, contributions and simply showing up. It shows that you care and you are investing in ...
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My year in stars 🌟
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My year in stars 🌟
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My year in stars
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My year in stars
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My year in stars
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First time collecting over 200 and 300 hundred stars in November and December. Finished the year on just over 850
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Thank you for everything you do, and for making my articles so much better
awarded Hanisha Arora for:
Thank you for everything you have and continue to do in the MoTaverse. It is a better community for your involvement and contributions
awarded Mirza Sisic for:
Thank you for everything you have and continue to do in the MoTaverse. It is a better community for your involvement and contributions
awarded Matthew Whitaker for:
Thank you for everything you have and continue to do in the MoTaverse. It is a better community for your involvement and contributions
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Thank you for everything you have and continue to do in the MoTaverse. It is a better community for your involvement and contributions
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