Lisa Crispin | Activities

Task-switching - can it work?

So many of us in testing and QE roles find ourselves task-switching. What can / should we do about it?

So many of us in testing and QE roles find ourselves task-switching. What can / should we do about it?

I joined James' workshop showing his materials for how to give workshop participants a working dev environment in their browsers for hands-on learning. I love that he shares transforming things like this with the community, so we can all learn and teach better with much less faff. 

Pairing to get un-stuck

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 ...

Learn about some of the reasons we get stuck and some top tips for getting unstuck

Thank you for trying out the new "Award a community star" feature. I'm glad to hear it's a nice feeling. And no doubt those who receive a star from you will feel the same way. 

6 meetups. 7 months. Countless connections.This space gave me so much room to build Epic Test Quest and grow with our community.We played, laughed, tested, and shared snacks one last time.Thanks to...

We just broke another record. In June 2025, the MoTaverse awarded 934 community stars. That's up nearly 21% from May! And this meant more stars for the same number of members. 171 in both June and ...

After drinks at the local battle cruiser after another successful meetup

I see Gary's name everywhere lately, organizing meetups and conferences. I know this is hard work and I appreciate it, so much value for our community.

Judy posts links to great articles here on LinkedIn which otherwise I might have missed in the firehose of stuff to read on the internet at large! Thank you, Judy!

Thanks for taking up my offer to chat a few weeks ago and thanks for sharing some resources for me to read 😁

Thanks for bigging up community stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Discover how to navigate the challenges of integrating into a team unfamiliar with dedicated testers

I use my saved prompts when working with Gen AI platforms, the results are more predictable and it saves me time.

Thanks for being curious about the MoT Followers/Following feature. 

👋 About Me:I'm coming from Berlin, Germany 🐻My role is Project Manager @ Assecor with an obsession for quality and communityI'd love to meet and connect with everyone! I'm coming to TestBash 2...

I had a wonderful chat with Gary Hawkes about his journey over the years with testing and now quality engineering and I absolutely love how it felt like his story was that all roads have led to qua...

A micro tutorial on how to follow people in the MoTaverse :)

Thank you for going above and beyond in June 2025. Team MoT sees you and appreciates you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.

Some street art that brightoned up my day! (spotted in Leipzig, Germany)

We've been investing and expanding our MoT Meetups over the past year. And it's really starting to show. Just today, about 600 people are gathering in real life, across the MoTaverse in 4 dif...

Featured your community efforts on the MoTaverse homepage. 🤩

Supporting job seekers and making new friends

Inspired by this Club thread: https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/the-job-market-is-rough-how-can-we-help/85347 started by Judy Mosely and with some helpful responses from others, I posted offers ...

Tackle the messy reality of AI-coded apps with lessons learned, testing tips, and debugging insights.

Some Saturday afternoon learning. Watching a mixtute of talks, old and new from the MoTaverse

I recently had a good chat with Callum Akehurst-Ryan about representation. He's a queer man in tech and continues to do wonderful things to amplify the importance of inclusivity and representation ...

Thanks for sharing about our Pride Badges on LinkedIn. 

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Thanks for the community stars love 🤩

Judy Mosely mentioned on TWiT how she loves the community stars. Others chimed in giving our Community Stars (algorithm) much love. I think it was Mariem who said that she gets a notification...

My Week In Testing — In community we practice

I'm listening to TWiT live and it's reminded me to post a memory about my week in testing (MWiT) 1️⃣ I'll start with something Judy said on TWiT about how community is a great place to practice....

Thanks for sharing the Leading With Quality conversation on LinkedIn.

Lisa Crispin – How can we be continuously curious?

Discover how running small, courageous experiments can help any tester or quality-minded technologist truly lead with quality

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Leadership idea - build relationships

You've heard the cliché, it's not what you know, it's who you know. When people see you as a leader and look to you for answers, you can't know everything. Invest time in building relationships not...

A video of a man speaking to a camera. He is wearing a black cap and black t-shirt. Both have the Ministry of Testing logo on them.

Take software development practices with a pinch of salt

A reminder that one size does not fit all and that time moves on

The first Leading With Quality Podcast has been recorded, with the amazing Lisa Crispin

We're diving deep into what leading with quality means. Our first episode is with Lisa Crispin, it's coming soon!