Gary Hawkes | Activities
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Otherwise it’s just a poster on a wall, that we can look at and move on. And the teeth will bite and set boundaries. It will exclude ideas, people and partnerships, but on the other side make the d...
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Strategies has to have teeth
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Strategies has to have teeth
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Strategies has to have teeth
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Strategies has to have teeth
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On our way to MoTaCon 2026. 🥳
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Next Station: London City Airport
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Next Station: London City Airport
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Next Station: London City Airport
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Had brunch with Sarah, Rosie and Diana, then stopped by the Dome with Harris. Seeing where I’ll be speaking at MoTaCon on Thursday has made it feel very real now.
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Brighton, brunch and the Dome
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Brighton, brunch and the Dome
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Brighton, brunch and the Dome
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Brighton, brunch and the Dome
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Brighton, brunch and the Dome
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"Pow!!! You scream style!!"
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MoTacon 26 here I come
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On the train and all trains looking good. All my belongings crammed into a questionable sized laptop backpack. Time to get comfortable 😁
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MoTaCon Festival season is open. 🎉No festival is complete without some sort of map. So feel free to dive into a basic interactive Google Map guide. It features all the main core venues for the week...
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Mapping the MoTaCon Festival
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Mapping the MoTaCon Festival
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My first MoTaCon on Thursday - and whilst this is totally not an attempt to try and obtain swag credits, I am genuinely looking forward to the event. If you see me, come and say hello because sadly...
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MoTaCon, here we go!
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MoTaCon, here we go!
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The backpack and paperwork are ready. All that remains is to not forget to pack my toothbrush, before I hop on the train tomorrow afternoon!My first MoTaCon, my second conference (the first one was...
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MoTaCon, here I (almost) come!
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MoTaCon, here I (almost) come!
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A real privilege to join some folks for a leadership dinner this evening. I wonder what we’ll talk about.Thanks to TestMu AI for hosting this evening. Good to have partners like them.I like the vie...
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MoTaCon festival week starts in London
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MoTaCon festival week starts in London
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MoTaCon festival week starts in London
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MoTacon 2026 - thoughts of 2025
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Same loops. Better toys. Test data development. Guardrails, evals and more!
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It's MoTaCon Festival Week...
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It's MoTaCon Festival Week...
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It's MoTaCon Festival Week...
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It's MoTaCon Festival Week...
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MoTaCon 2027
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Register, save the date and stay tuned!
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MoTacon 2026 - thoughts of 2025
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MoTacon 2026 - thoughts of 2025
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MoTacon 2026 - thoughts of 2025
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MoTacon 2025 was my first. The day before I'd attend the first LWQ workshop and that took a bit out of me, so I decided that for the 2 day MoTacon, I'd wing it...how wrong I was. There were people ...
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Call for Insights turns 45
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"I think its great. I think sometimes the the sweet spot with learning books is balancing sharing your expertise on a subject with targeting the learning of the reader. So if there are key principles that you need to get across, repetition is good and d..."
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I’m announcing a very proud bug congrats to myself for reaching 5,000 community stars. Since my early days with the MoTaverse I e tried to give back and share information as well as supporting...
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5,000 community stars achieved
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5,000 community stars achieved
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"Love this Deborah! Sharing this with my team. 😁"
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I came across the viral AI "Car Wash Test" last week, and I couldn't help but laugh.If you ask an AI model, "I need to get my car cleaned, and the car wash is 100 metres away, should I walk or driv...
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
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Head of Engineering who came from QE. Admirer of all humans (with a special affinity for testers). I love to bring out the best in people and help them grow. I have a very tactical view of delivery and love working to find the sweet spot so that processes are a balance between effort and value. Music nut.
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