Simon Tomes | Activities
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MoTaverse Match
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MoTaverse Match
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We're a match because we're both massive community geeks. đ€
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""Soft skills first, role skills second." â Love it, Gary! "
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Member joined TWiQ â This Week in Quality chapter
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Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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Write about something youâre enjoying right now
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How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?
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How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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The soft skills shift everything
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What are AI guardrails?
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How would someone deal with a developer who was reluctant to take testing lessons from a tester/quality person?
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Great great from Simon Tomes on Quality Assistance model moment - https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/ama-about-transitioning-to-quality-assistance-modelI will start from a story. At my previ...
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Write about something youâre enjoying right now
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Write about something youâre enjoying right now
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AOREN is a five-part framework for planning any presentation, meeting, or stakeholder engagement:
Audience - who is in the room and what do they care about?
Objective - know what the attendees w...
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AOREN is a five-part framework for talks, meetings and presentations
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AOREN is a five-part framework for talks, meetings and presentations
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Write about something youâre enjoying right now
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A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing.Optimist: I love writing. It's the best way to help me articulate my thoughts and ideas. And there's so much to write about given all the...
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"Awesome, Cristina. I'm here for it too!
Perhaps over time we can create a Moment per soft skill and folks can comment with their reflections and research. đ€"
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https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/the-soft-skills-shift-everything/Check out the recent call for insights; it was my first for the Ministry of Testing.This is something that I'm pursuing ...
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Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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Does Soft skills can be the turning point?
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https://www.ministryoftesting.com/insights/the-soft-skills-shift-everything/Check out the recent call for insights; it was my first for the Ministry of Testing.This is something that I'm pursuing ...
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"What a duo! đ€©đ€©
I shared my joy about this on a Moment: Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26 https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/book-author-and-big-fan-reader-to-meet-for-the-first-time-at-motacon-26"
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I featured our Call for Insights on the MoTaverse homepage. đ€©
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The soft skills shift everything
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The soft skills shift everything
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Are we trading soft skills for AI fluency?
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The soft skills shift everything
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The soft skills shift everything
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The soft skills shift everything
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Are we trading soft skills for AI fluency?
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Feeling Behind With AI? Don't Panic, You Are Not Alone!!
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The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action By Donald A. Schön
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Don't Know? Find Out!
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Joined Software Testing Live chapter
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Thanks to the team Ministry of Testing for giving me access to their icons.Thanks to everyone who gave me feedback.Check out the game here:Â Bug Hunter - Rahul's Testing TitbitsÂ
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Bug Hunter - v3.0 is LIVE NOW
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Bug Hunter - v3.0 is LIVE NOW
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Book author and big fan reader to meet for the first time at MoTaCon '26
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Thousands of CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivityâand it has economists resurrecting a paradox from 40 years ago
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. đ MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
âThanks for making me feel so confident about myself.â | âI'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!â | âA simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.â | âSimon 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.â
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