Simon Tomes | Activities
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Cool to see one of your AMA Moments featured on the MoTaverse homepage.
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What do you think are the pros and cons of a podcast being an audio-only medium?
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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What do you think are the pros and cons of a podcast being an audio-only medium?
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What do you think are the pros and cons of a podcast being an audio-only medium?
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Demi Van Malcot asks:
When I'm joining a podcast, I sometimes forget I'm not visible and am gesturing while explaining things. What do you think are the pros and cons of a podcast being an audio-on...
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Demi Van Malcot asks:
When I'm joining a podcast, I sometimes forget I'm not visible and am gesturing while explaining things. What do you think are the pros and cons of a podcast being an audio-on...
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Quality Engineers do their best work when a team is forming
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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"Nice one, Gary. I like the idea of acknowledging and switching to a "re-forming" mode."
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How much does that bug cost?
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Bug congrats on your MoT Advanced Certificate in Test Automation. ⭐️
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Quality Engineers do their best work when a team is forming
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Foundations favour the AI brave
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A Day In The MoTaverse
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Learn what members get up to in the MoTaverse via the A Day In The MoTaverse (ADITM) collection. Handy if you need inspiration and wonder, what could I do next?
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This is a typical Thursday for me - reading great articles and sharing them to the community. However, to stay more organized, I make sure that what I read is in the Observatory and is added to my ...
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ADITM - Adding to my Learning Log Collection
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ADITM - Adding to my Learning Log Collection
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ADITM - Adding to my Learning Log Collection
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"That's a great set of questions to help folks get started! Nice one, Ady."
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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How much does that bug cost?
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Very much enjoyed a practical discussion between Cassandra H. Leung and Jessica Mosley.As part of the Software Quality Engineering Certificate (SQEC), Module 9 Lesson 3, they discuss how to qu...
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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To say something worth saying is not to be a genius, it’s to be brave.
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What can the world of tech learn from the world of winter sports?
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Have More Meetings (But Keep Them Short)
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"Nice one, Jesper. Thanks for sharing.
I do love Nemawashi, a super handy technique. This has been my go to reference, where I first learnt about it: https://www.behance.net/blog/the-lean-meeting-how-to-keep-your-meetings-short-and-highly-productive"
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This question comes from AMA about how non-technical teams can contribute to quality: I'm a Marketing PM at an AI test automation company & was asked by Rosie Sherry.Great question. My answer m...
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Can you give 3 practical examples of how marketing has contributed to building a better product?
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Can you give 3 practical examples of how marketing has contributed to building a better product?
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Can you give 3 practical examples of how marketing has contributed to building a better product?
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This question comes from AMA about how non-technical teams can contribute to quality: I'm a Marketing PM at an AI test automation company & was asked by Ady Stokes.
What do you think is the mos...
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What do you think is the most valuable contributions a non-technical team can make?
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What do you think is the most valuable contributions a non-technical team can make?
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What do you think is the most valuable contributions a non-technical team can make?
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"Epic! I love how much the world of tech can learn from the world of winter sports. Thanks for describing it in this way. And I'm hear for more stories and connections like this. Look out to look in!"
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This question comes from AMA about how non-technical teams can contribute to quality: I'm a Marketing PM at an AI test automation company & was asked by Simon Tomes
What can the world of tech l...
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What can the world of tech learn from the world of winter sports?
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What can the world of tech learn from the world of winter sports?
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To say something worth saying is not to be a genius, it’s to be brave.
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What can the world of tech learn from the world of winter sports?
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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