Simon Tomes | Activities
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Gary Hawkes: All roads lead to quality
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Gary Hawkes: All roads lead to quality
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Clare Norman joined us at ReTestBash UK 2022 for a live Q&A session after her talk Quality Coaching: Level 1 and we had some very interesting questions and answers.
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ReTestBash UK 2022: Live Q&A with Clare Norman
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ReTestBash UK 2022: Live Q&A with Clare Norman
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Learn how to experiment with coaching with Clare Norman
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Quality Coaching: Level 1
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Quality Coaching: Level 1
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Risk matters more than ever
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Thanks for helping me! It's much appreciated.
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The simple act of posting this memory to celebrate 999 community stars will take me to 1,000 stars. #Starmageddon continues...
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Celebrating going from 999 to 1,000 community stars
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Celebrating going from 999 to 1,000 community stars
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Discover how slowing down for alignment, learning, and shared knowledge enables faster and safer AI-driven testing
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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Megan Ozanne - Slow down to speed up
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Bug congrats on your important article. I reckon it's a must read for everyone in the industry right now: Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing.
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"This is an essential read and I highly recommend it to the tech community. Thanks for writing it, Konstantinos. It's brilliant!"
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Identify blind spots created by AI-driven testing and prevent false confidence in testing outcomes
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Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing
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Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing
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Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing
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Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing
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Is there a point where test artefacts can cause a project to fail?
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Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
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Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
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Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
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Test artefacts can have a 'lethal dose'
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700+ Stars on Ministry of Testing ⭐
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Grateful for the conversations, challenges, and the amazing testing community.
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Good on you for having a chat with someone who has recently gone through redundancy. Glad to hear it helped them!
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"FUYMP + HOFUTMP = GOOD VIBES 🤩"
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You have a greater chance of being selected to contribute in the MoTaverse n if you "Fill Up Your MoT Profile" (FUYMP) 🫠This is not an engagement tactic.Your MoT Profile is central to helping us ma...
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Fill Up Your MoT Profile (FUYMP) 🫠
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Fill Up Your MoT Profile (FUYMP) 🫠
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Use HHH to help guide your AI quality principles
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A quality engineer's guide to the Helpful, Honest, and Harmless Framework (HHH)
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A quality engineer's guide to the Helpful, Honest, and Harmless Framework (HHH)
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A quality engineer's guide to the Helpful, Honest, and Harmless Framework (HHH)
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A quality engineer's guide to the Helpful, Honest, and Harmless Framework (HHH)
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Risk matters more than ever
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Risk matters more than ever
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Risk matters more than ever
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I've just reviewed lesson 2 on module 3 of the Software Quality Engineering Certificate (SQEC).
Really enjoyed hearing from Nataliia Burmei and Stuart Thomas as they explore how quality enginee...
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11.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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What does accountability mean to you?
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What does accountability mean to you?
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What does accountability mean to you?
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Nisha Patel and I spoke on a call. We explored ways to contribute to the MoTaverse in 2026.
During our call we discussed the importance of accountability, something Nisha covered in a talk at a...
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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