Simon Tomes | Activities
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A realtime exploratory testing session: 20-minute tester experiment video 1
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How QA Engineers should use AI in 2026 (mindset shift)
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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What skills should people work on to get the most out of being part of a tech community?
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The medium matters
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"During my first leadership role I had several lightbulb moments. I'd think, "Ah, if only I'd known that about managing and leading people I probably would've behaved differently when I wasn't managing and leading people." It's kinda cringe and awkward ..."
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.Every organisation evolves and every person in it is unique with different needs. So leadership is tough when each step ...
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AMA about Leadership
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AMA about Leadership
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What skills should people work on to get the most out of being part of a tech community?
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I could go down a huge rabbit hole, but it makes sense to focus on community contributions as a way to get the most out of being part of a community. It can be easy to look at people doing big...
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Great to see a full stack developer in the MoTaverse. Welcome! 👋
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Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access in June
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One small habit I’ve developed is updating my in-house job title to reflect the kind of testing I’m focused on at that moment.
Sometimes the title is straightforward. Sometimes it is slightly...
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Why I change my in-house job title to match the testing I’m doing
awarded Sarah Crosby for:
Why I change my in-house job title to match the testing I’m doing
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"Can you share some examples where epistemology highlights the limits of what testing can actually prove?"
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Inspired by the following challenge: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/create-a-moment-ask-motaverse-anything/
Often we're asked 'what does QA do?' It should be a simple answer, and yet we'...
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AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testing
awarded Shawn Vernier for:
AMA about Epistemology - the practice of testing
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Dan Caseley.
How much of Quality Beyond Correctness is about the implied acceptance criteria? Clearly you c...
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How much of Quality Beyond Correctness is about the implied acceptance criteria?
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
How much of Quality Beyond Correctness is about the implied acceptance criteria?
awarded Dan Caseley for:
How much of Quality Beyond Correctness is about the implied acceptance criteria?
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Emily O'Connor.
How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyo...
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How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyond acceptance criteria?
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyond acceptance criteria?
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
How would you persuade engineers and product owners to prioritise bugs and features that go beyond acceptance criteria?
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This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Ashutosh Mishra.
In your experience, what are some of the ways/ parameters / statistics / examples which can be ...
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What are some of the ways which can be shown as examples working towards Quality which is beyond correctness?
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
What are some of the ways which can be shown as examples working towards Quality which is beyond correctness?
awarded Ashutosh Mishra for:
What are some of the ways which can be shown as examples working towards Quality which is beyond correctness?
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Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything
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Thanks for asking a question on my AMA! This is a good question, and I will think on it for a bit.
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The medium matters
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The medium matters
awarded Susanne Abdelrahman for:
Bug congrats on delivering two incredible lessons in Module 7 of the Software Quality Engineering Certificate (SQEC). Your writing and teaching style is fantastic. They are jam-packed with helpful, practical learnings that I’m sure learners will find immensely valuable.
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The simplest way to stay engaged with your tech community
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The simplest way to stay engaged with your tech community
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UI testing is powerful.But it’s also… heavy.Frameworks, setup, configs, pipelines — all necessary, but sometimes overwhelming when all you want is something simple:“Is this working right now?”That’...
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From frustration to Skynet: building a lightweight UI automation helper
awarded Petros Plakogiannis for:
From frustration to Skynet: building a lightweight UI automation helper
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The five stages of losing our craft
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"As a lone tester, how do you find yourself a buddy/advocate to support you and your goals?"
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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