Simon Tomes | Activities
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Thoughts before MoTaCon: Into hell and back again
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
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Small things are worth sharing
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Thoughts before MoTaCon: Into hell and back again
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Thoughts before MoTaCon: Into hell and back again
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Continuing with an experiment. Let's look at the talk and workshop descriptions of MoTaCon 2026 and share my thoughts and reflections before the talk/workshop has happened. And then, hopefully, sh...
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Our learning practices need to adapt to an iterative mindset
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The continuous learner: Why we need to design our careers for lifelong learning
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The continuous learner: Why we need to design our careers for lifelong learning
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The continuous learner: Why we need to design our careers for lifelong learning
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The continuous learner: Why we need to design our careers for lifelong learning
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The key to continuous learning is continuous curiosity
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Anything is a lesson: why continuous curiosity matters
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Anything is a lesson: why continuous curiosity matters
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Anything is a lesson: why continuous curiosity matters
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Anything is a lesson: why continuous curiosity matters
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Anything is a lesson: why continuous curiosity matters
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The key to continuous learning is continuous curiosity
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What the MoTaverse has been sharing this week
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Observatory Weekly: AI;DR. Bill Gate's five AI questions, W3C Accessibility Guidelines, and more!
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Trowser = Testing Browser - ET Companion
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Anthropic report - Detecting and countering misuse of AI: September 2026
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Welcome to the MoTaverse. 👋Thanks for your introduction message. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
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"Herzlich willkommen, Jennifer! 👋
No doubt there are many things analogous between tech and healthcare. Will be interesting to discover them."
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I'd like to announce that my sister has just entered our MoTasphere. She's a healthcare professional with little technical knowledge, but eager to learn, and all I can say is that she has come to t...
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How far does the MoTaverse go? BEYOND.
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How far does the MoTaverse go? BEYOND.
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How far does the MoTaverse go? BEYOND.
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Bug congrats on passing your Claude Certified Architect - Foundations exam. 🎉
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Bill Gates' Five questions about AI—and my answers
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Practices I Abandoned with Agents: An Ode to Test-Driven Development
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"What an epic photo. Look at that sky!
Great to see walking events happening. Thanks for sharing, Sahana."
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We walked through Mauerpark talking all things Quality Engineering from product teams vs. consulting, quality ownership, and AI adoption to continuous learning across QA landscape and what's next i...
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A Walk, A Conversation, A Moment 🇩🇪
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A Walk, A Conversation, A Moment 🇩🇪
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A Walk, A Conversation, A Moment 🇩🇪
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A Walk, A Conversation, A Moment 🇩🇪
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A Walk, A Conversation, A Moment 🇩🇪
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A Walk, A Conversation, A Moment 🇩🇪
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
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Have you played the call out the elephant game?
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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