Simon Tomes | Activities
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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99 Second Talks - Day 2 at TestBash Brighton 2024
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Focus on people, storytelling, and shared purpose can help you strengthen your quality culture and inspire lasting change as a leader
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Stu Day: Building a quality brand
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Stu Day: Building a quality brand
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Stu Day: Building a quality brand
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Build a test-first onboarding path that strengthens new testers’ observation, questioning, and risk-finding skills
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Training a software tester who’s never tested before
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Training a software tester who’s never tested before
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It was great to catch up with Manu Armani from Maestro, they do the most wonderful things in the world of mobile and automation.
We're excited to be exploring ongoing collaborations with the MoT...
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Maestro 🤝 MoTaverse
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Maestro 🤝 MoTaverse
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Maestro 🤝 MoTaverse
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Maestro 🤝 MoTaverse
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Maestro 🤝 MoTaverse
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LambdaTest is now TestMu AI. The Next Chapter Begins
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"Appreciate you posting this, Gary! The community will support you all the way."
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"Here's to making it happen, KimBley!"
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"You're an awesome public speaker, Richard. I would very much welcome you back up on the stage."
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"We're hopeful the community can learn with you, Lisa. Feel free to post future learnings as memories."
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I see great progress working through STEC. Nice work!
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Couldn't get enough of this 99 glitch
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It seems funny to talk about the future in a memory! I can say that this is remembering something I'd have liked to do last year but never made the time.
Now that I am not full time working on ...
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One of my goals for the near future
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One of my goals for the near future
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After a year that mixed highs and lows, ending with me looking for work, I have three key goals to help me come back stronger.
1. Getting certified: I've started STEC and signed up for SQEC plus...
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My 2026 Goals: Coming back stronger
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My 2026 Goals: Coming back stronger
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Introductions 2026
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Introduce yourself to the Ministry of Testing community: share what brings you here, what you are excited about, and how the community can support you. Tag your memory with my-introduction and re-introduce yourself throughout the year.
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Set a goal. Enjoy community accountability. Build your credibility.
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Take MoTe of your goals. It’s very MoTivating.
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Take MoTe of your goals. It’s very MoTivating.
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Step out of your norm and into another person’s situation.
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Be More Empathetic
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Be More Empathetic
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As people who have disabilities, we want you to understand what proactive management and recruitment can do, when it’s done with support and care in mind.
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Physical Disabilities in the Workplace: Find a More Sustainable and Supportive Way to Keep Amazing People
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Physical Disabilities in the Workplace: Find a More Sustainable and Supportive Way to Keep Amazing People
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Thanks for donating to the MoT scholarship fund.
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Thanks for donating to the MoT scholarship fund.
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Take MoTe of your goals. It’s very MoTivating.
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Take MoTe of your goals. It’s very MoTivating.
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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