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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.
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Cosmic Discussion: How to better approach interview questions
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Cosmic Discussion: How to better approach interview questions
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Cosmic Discussion: How to better approach interview questions
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Cosmic Discussion: How to better approach interview questions
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Appreciate you sharing thoughts about the new thanking feature.
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Cheers for appreciating the new thanking feature.Â
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Use the CANDY heuristic to help you and your team assess your feedback loops and make your feedback fabulous!
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Want some CANDY? Creating a culture of fabulous feedback
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Want some CANDY? Creating a culture of fabulous feedback
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Gain tips to overcome nerves and ask questions that inspire creativity and problem-solving
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Wide open spaces: A thought worker's guide to asking good questions
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Wide open spaces: A thought worker's guide to asking good questions
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Thank you for sharing positive feedback about the new thanks feature.Â
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Learning by watching other testers do their thing helps visualise concepts and gain insight into how the activities of testing are executed.
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Software Testing Live: Episode 03 - Shop 'till you DROP
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Software Testing Live: Episode 03 - Shop 'till you DROP
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Software Testing Live: Episode 03 - Shop 'till you DROP
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Explore accessibility testing with Ben and Jane
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Software Testing Live: Episode 02 - Access all areas
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Software Testing Live: Episode 02 - Access all areas
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Software Testing Live: Episode 02 - Access all areas
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By socialising the activities involved in testing software, we can share our experience and promote the craft while having some fun.
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Software Testing Live: Episode 01 - Breaking the bank
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Software Testing Live: Episode 01 - Breaking the bank
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Software Testing Live: Episode 01 - Breaking the bank
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While encouraging a friend to contribute to the Ministry of Testing, I revisited the Continuous Call for Contributions. There are so many ways to contribute. Talk for 99 seconds? I can do that. Do ...
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So many ways to contribute!
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So many ways to contribute!
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Apply philosophical thinking techniques from Socrates, Descartes, and Aristotle to improve questioning, scepticism, and observation in software testing.
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Lessons for software testers from three great Western philosophers
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Lessons for software testers from three great Western philosophers
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AI Prompt Template - Review a Story to improve Quality
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TestBash Lunch
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Software Testing Test Ideas Hive Mind (STTIHM)
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Thanks for sharing an idea to improve Collections.Â
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As per https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/using-ai-prompting-as-a-shift-left-tool-coaching-tool/86925 , I thought I'd share wider the prompt template I use to help Quality Engineers, Developers a...
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AI Prompt Template - Review a Story to improve Quality
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Thanks for working on the thanking feature. 😃
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A number of TestBash volunteers around a table at lunch.
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Nice to see you're open to many things. Thanks for updating your profile.Â
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MIT offshoot Liquid AI releases blueprint for enterprise-grade small-model training
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Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are causing mischief again.
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Great to chat again this morning! Thanks for cheering me up.
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Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
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Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
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Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
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Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
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Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
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Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
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