Simon Tomes | Activities
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It's not just the story it's the meaning behind the story
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How can we use a tree analogy to describe quality?We have to grow with the team. New members are branches as things grow. Definition of quality remains the same.The tree changes shape but the ...
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Tree roots are the standard of the quality
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Tree roots are the standard of the quality
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Tree roots are the standard of the quality
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Tree roots are the standard of the quality
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Tree roots are the standard of the quality
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Tree roots are the standard of the quality
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"Heck yeah!"
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“For quality to succeed, it needs understanding.” - Stu Day
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Quality needs understanding
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Quality needs understanding
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Quality needs understanding
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"So glad you were there, Jesse. Great to see you get stuck into the every session. 🤩
I hope the day lived up to those expectations/goals."
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Just kicking of with Leading with Quality; a gathering of people who care about where quality in software is heading. The session opened by setting out what the day is for: shaping the future of qu...
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Leading with Quality: Shaping What Comes Next, Together
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Leading with Quality: Shaping What Comes Next, Together
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Leading with Quality: Shaping What Comes Next, Together
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Getting star-ted with the Leading With Quality
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Leading with Stars
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Leading with Stars
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She's a little camera shy, though.
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I found Space Seagull!
awarded Heleen Van Grootven for:
I found Space Seagull!
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"So glad this was the way to make MoTaCon week work for you, Tom. It was lovely to catch up in person. 🤩"
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For MotaCon 26, I have swapped the Premier Inn for a Premier Pitch. I have packed up my hermit crab 🐚, Taylor, and found a nice quiet corner of Brighton to shell out for the next few days. Com...
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Home is where you park it.
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Home is where you park it.
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Home is where you park it.
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Home is where you park it.
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"Great pic! 😃"
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Selfie with the GW bois
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Selfie with the GW bois
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Testing the Untestable: Building a strategy for testing AI
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Great to finally meet you in person! Thanks for being part of the MoTaCon experience and congrats on your talk. 🤩
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When Quality Engineering Creates Chaos: Lessons from my Workshop at Leading with Quality 2026
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ASOS links data breach to social engineering attack, credential theft
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With two excellent MCs the day is off to a roaring start!also: somewhat startling with the loud bang we kicked it off with.
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And we're off
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And we're off
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And we're off
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And we're off
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Loving the intros from Gwen and verlle, the caption system is rather cool and loving the appearance of Bug!Also cool 99 talk from Paul from Wonderproxy and Rosie talking about community as a service.
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And so MoTacon begins...
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And so MoTacon begins...
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And so MoTacon begins...
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And so MoTacon begins...
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And so MoTacon begins...
awarded Veerle Verhagen for:
And so MoTacon begins...
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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