Simon Tomes | Activities
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
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Test Heuristics Cheat Sheet
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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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I messaged Lisa Crispin and Eamon Droko the other day. I am beyond excited that they are running a workshop together at MoTaCon. It's gonna be a good one, "Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble te...
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I messaged Lisa Crispin and Eamon Droko the other day. I am beyond excited that they are running a workshop together at MoTaCon. It's gonna be a good one, "Testing as a Party: Inclusive ensemble te...
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Big spike or small hike
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Big spike or small hike
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What are AI guardrails?
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Trust me, I'm an AI output
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Trust me, I'm an AI output
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From automator to orchestrator
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Trust me, I'm an AI output
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Trust me, I'm an AI output
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Trust me, I'm an AI output
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From automator to orchestrator
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What are AI guardrails?
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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LLM-as-a-Judge
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Definitions of LLM-as-a-Judge
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Talked about Productize Yourself (an updated version of my first TestBash talk) yesterday at TestMu AI Jaipur Meetup.I covered how Productizing is the future and how communities and industry forces...
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Productize Yourself - The MoT Way
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Productize Yourself - The MoT Way
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Productize Yourself - The MoT Way
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Productize Yourself - The MoT Way
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Member joined AI Chapter chapter
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What are AI guardrails?
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AI Guardrails in one sentence, thanks to James Pearce.
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A tester’s guide to AI guardrails
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Identify, test and improve AI guardrails through a structured, scenario-based framework that addresses common implementation failures and attack patterns.
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"So pleased that Clare Norman will be taking to the stage at MoTaCon '26. Her presentation style is epic!
I've enjoyed all the many good things she's been up to in the MoTaverse community. I encourage folks to check the Contributions section of her MoT..."
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Get ready to smile and bring joy to how you build your products!Clare Norman will explore the transition from purely functional software to products that spark genuine joy. Drawing inspiration from...
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🖖 Make it joyful: How to build products that make people smile
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🖖 Make it joyful: How to build products that make people smile
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🖖 Make it joyful: How to build products that make people smile
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Great job bug hunting!
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AI state of the union: Reflections Part 2
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The power of proactive patience
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One to one interactions spark community curiosity and confidence
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Assign a tester role with agentic workflows
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This is part of The Ahh Test collection.To define The Ahh Test, I had to do a little bit of research first to get the spelling right. Lets explore similar spellings and sounds of the word that act...
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Important spelling motes with The Ahh Test
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Important spelling motes with The Ahh Test
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"Happy days for Gwen Diagram and Veerle Verhagen hosting MoTaCon. They are the ultimate conference co-hosting combo. This brings me joy! 🤩"
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Apply the "5 Whys" technique to both technical debugging and organisational workflows to uncover deep-seated root causes and implement sustainable continuous improvements.
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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