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Ben Dowen
Lead Quality Engineer
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I explore the world of software development and testing. Join me as I continue my adventures, discovering the wonders of quality.
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Quality Radar: Venus 302
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Quality Radar: Venus 302
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Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick.
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Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick.
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That moment we had the last week in testing.
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We can no longer mention the T word
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That moment we had the last week in testing.
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Quality people, all aboard the TestBash train! - Ep 106
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Feel the MoTaverse energy as quality people prepare for TestBash, share accessibility stories, and swap career advice.
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Always a pleasure to co-host This Week in Testing with you. 😃
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I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup.
Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op...
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The quality conversation is real, the AI hype isn't - Ep 105
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Explore how testers cut through AI hype with visualization, community stories, and quality coaching.
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Thanks for joining the stage during today's This Week in Testing.
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Thanks for another excellent episode of Software Testing Live.
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Just watched Ben Dowen's Masterclass Teamwork Makes The Dream Work which was linked in the chat at Software Testing Live. It was the perfect resource at the perfect time! I have been thinking about how to map out knowledge/confidence gaps and I love this approach, so thank you for sharing.
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Hosted another excellent Software Testing Live.
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Loving the Software Testing Live sessions. So glad to catch this one live this evening. Always a fun time and learned new things, and appreciated the tools and knowledge shared.
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We've been focusing on iterative improvements for TestBash.
This year we'll announce some bigger than normal changes, but in the meantime, I've been quite happy with the many smaller changes we'...
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Great to see your "Build a quality career" talk featured on the MoT homepage.
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Collect and share your impact stories to show your value and support your career growth
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Build a quality career
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Collect and share your impact stories to show your value and support your career growth
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First day of 99 Second Talks at TestBash Brighton 2024
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Thanks for answering questions about TestBash and for suggesting an update to the TestBash event page FAQ.
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Explore different mindsets to improve testing, overcome bias, and add more value.
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Have you been a Solo tester in your organisation?
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It was so great to listen to Twit Episode 103 where we had a talk around being a solo tester in the organisation.
Watch out the full episode to understand the challenges, struggle, mindset, conve...
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Everyone’s invited to the QA Party! - Ep 103
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Swap stories of solo testing, discover creative ways to spark quality conversations, and hear how AI and community “QA parties” are shaping modern testing.
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Thank you for hosting This Week in Testing. You were awesome! 🤩You and Judy Mosley were an excellent co-hosting combo.
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Thank you for being an amazing This Week in Testing co-host. It's aways feels so calm and welcoming that I want to stay forever on the show.
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🍎 MacOS Desktop App Automation
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About Me:
I’m coming from: Surrey/London, England
My role is: Lead Quality Engineer
I’d love to meet others who are into: quality engineering, leading quality teams, building quality cultu...
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STEC is complete 🎉: 19 modules, 58 voices, and jam packed portfolio to show your growth
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Eighteen months, 19 modules, and 59 amazing contributors later, the MoT Software Testing Essentials Certification is complete!
Looking back, my favourite part has been seeing so many community m...
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Thanks for starting lots of convos and for sharing many things on the MoT Slack. It's much appreciated!
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Thanks for reporting a broken link in a very popular article :) Much appreciated!
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On getting your Slack channel idea accepted and implemented :)
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Thank you for going above and beyond in July 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you, as does the community. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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One of the things I've been doing more of recently is talking to quality people in the MoTaverse. A spark emerges every time I speak to someone. It makes me realise I should have been doing this mo...
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Find out what’s really behind testing hires that fail (hint: it’s rarely because the tester couldn’t handle the job!)
Catch the on-demand session with gaming legend John Romero and see how we’re redefining software quality at AI speed.
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