Gary Hawkes | Activities

We were so close. The limit for the number of people on stage is 10. We got to 9. Next time we need to try for 11 to see what happens. 😃 Join

Thanks for introducing yourself on an introductions thread. I'm glad folks get to meet you! 

I loved your Leading with Quality podcast, and being a true advocate for our profession. So many powerful points, I take this talk and play it to senior leaders and just say...this! 🙏

"Very good points on letting go. It took me many years to thinking recognition is for getting praise for my ideas an initiatives, but the biggest victories are when the people around you take you initiatives and treat them as their own. When you think a..."

Explore how to lead without boundaries by embracing emergent strategies, building community, and creating space for quality to thrive.

Discover how Monzo built a fun and practical quality coaching model that helps every team own and improve quality

Curiosity killed the chat - Ep 109

Discover how curiosity shapes conversations about AI, teamwork, new tools, and the value of recognising every contribution.

Thank you Gary for joining This Week in Quality, sharing your amazing way to communicate the power of community to your company and leadership, your work to gather insights from each MoTaCon talk and share to people in your organisation. You are a powerful link between MoT community and business out there. Well done.

Thanks for participating in the chat during TWiQ. 

Thanks for joining the stage at This Week in Quality. It worked! Thanks for amplifying the importance of folks participating in the MoTaverse. 

Got this businesscard from Mark Benson at TestBash, truly living up to his Creative Technologist label. Complete with five test cases to figure out and a hidden easter egg that can only found after...

Some mornings start with coffee ☕, but today mine began with a copy of “The Testing Planet – October Edition” by the Ministry of Testing—and it turned out to be one of the most refreshing reads I’v...

"This serves as a good reminder to you all. Your genAI history is forever. There is no Chatcognito." — Martin Hynie Key points: - AI chatbot logs and prompts are increasingly being treated as d...

30/09/25, Brighton, UK. Barry Ehigiator creates an immersive experience for the Leading With Quality participants. At this points folks were tasked with reflecting on their experience of tr...

Focus on smart testing, risk reduction, and team habits that prevent firefighting to build reliable software from the start.

Show your work to build influence, connect teams, and shape how quality is understood across your organisation.

Finally got Pro so can finally thank you back for being my conference buddy at TestBash/MoTaCon this year!

"The biggest effect is that when you see is when other team members start taking quality into account during the process. The first time that a developer went to the sprint planning and was like, h...

The Carlos Kidman walks us through evaluating and observing AI systems. Watch a tester’s role in evaluating and observing AI systems: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-sessions/a-teste...

I want to say Scott Kenyon was saying "Bug is this big, or this small". But really he was doing an awesome 99 second talk.

Did he say "Bug was this big"? Ok, probably not, but it sure was good to see The Full Snack Tester (aka Ben Dowen) on stage. But do check out his talk on navigating a career in Quality Engine...

And what's not to love about the energy she brings to the stage?

Is Andrew Morton showing how tall I am? It's more likely he's dishing out puns on the 99 second stage.

And we have the proof. Go Chris!

It's been a pleasure to have Preeti involved and growing in the MoTaverse over the past year. Here she is doing a 99 second talk on the big MoTaCon stage.

Ash Hynie takes the stage to host the first part of MoTaCon 2025.

Elizabeth took to the stage to talk about a day in the life of a quality lead. The talk is now available to watch! https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-sessions/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-q...

I like this phrase from Elizabeth Zagroba: She said: "Another thing I love to do is to tell managers what's happening. Managers, particularly when they support a lot of individuals, cannot k...

Reveal the surprising number of bugs hidden in online forms that cause many companies to get the basics wrong

"Thats a brilliant point about more collaborative training between roles. I've never thought of that as a problem, but it is 💡"

Focus on people, storytelling, and shared purpose can help you strengthen your quality culture and inspire lasting change as a leader

Met demi for the first time in person. It was nice to meet her and know about her experience at this conference. Also, heard good feedback about her talk from others. It was her first time sp...

Thank you, Veerle, for taking this photo with us. You have a great skill of lighting up the energy with your positivity and good feedback. Thank you for everything that you do as a host, as ...

Selfie time with awesome people

It's always a pleasure to meet people who you have known through social media and online world in person. It was nice meeting you, Neil and talking to you about Ai and other things. Thanks f...

The fabulous Emily on stage - 99 seconds talk

Most conferences end when you walk out the door. hashtag#MoTaCon doesn’t. It lingers. - In the conversations that turn into ideas. - In the ideas that turn into experiments. - In the people w...

We are back! Our summer break is finally over, the suitcases are heavy with TestBash swag (MoTaCon swag, actually), and we can't wait to see you all again!🎤 Quality TalksAsh Hynie, Ashutosh Mishra,...

17/10/25, across the globe, a live episode of This Week in Quality. We must take all opportunities to boundary test. 😃 Thanks to everyone who showed up today to help us continue our producti...

I spent a week in beautiful Wales with the family. But I couldn't keep Bug off my mind. It's been an intense year and this was a much needed de-compression. I was holding it together, and now...

A quality crew of long time friends. It was good to see you, Beren, Martin, Keith, Andrew, Jokin.

Today AWS was having issues and it reminded me of Jitesh's MoTaCon25 talk "How quality is created, maintained and lost in complex software systems".

The queue for getting into MoTaCon 2025. Was it great for community conversations?

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I couldn't keep Bug off my mind

Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format

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Celebrate the quality community’s creativity and courage as folks share lessons, ideas, and stories in just 99 seconds.

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