Simon Tomes | Activities
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It was amazing seeing so many incredible people at TestBash/MoTacon. You all gave us a huge boost to keep pushing every day to make something awesome. And for all of you wonderful folks who we didn...
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Measurements that matter?
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The best leaders in testing are those who never stop learning and share what they learn generously.
At the Leading with Quality Event by the Ministry of Testing, I had the honor of meeting Jespe...
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When There's Nobody There
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Quality in motion
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02/10/25, Brighton.
There's a fair bit of running around when you're part of a conference event team. Curious to hear Joep's talk whilst also moving on to my next task I remember grabbing this ...
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Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I love how you got stuck in and took ownership of many things in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience. And to do that alongside the pressure of taking to the main stage on day 1. Awesome work! 💪🏻
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Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I love how you finished your workshop in the morning of day 1 and jumped straight into Event Team mode! Handling the pressure of both was impressive. Glad you helped many folks enjoy their experience in the Corn Exchange and beyond. I appreciate all the memories.
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Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Great to see you spark many conversations and ensure folks were comfortable in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience.
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Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I love how you got stuck in and took ownership of many things in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience. And to do that alongside the pressure of taking to the main stage on day 2. Legendary work! 💪🏻
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"Love the creativity of this creation.
Is that person navigating with clear direction and extra eyes above to see clearly?
Also, does the fish represent the teacher proverb? "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you f..."
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Leadership style Group Exercise
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"Quality all round! "
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Amazing workshop underway at MotaCon25 with Stu Day and David Noorshargh. Really looking forward this one.
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 46
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Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull have taken over the MoTaCon takeover. Is that a reverse takeover? 🤔
Can you find them?
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In quality we gathered
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How Maestro is Reinventing Mobile Test Automation
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4 Steps to Create Effective API Docs Fast with Postman
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Selenium Grid vs. WonderProxy: What to Use When for Global Tests
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Katalon named a Visionary in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Software Testing | Announcement
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SmartBear Named a Challenger in the First-Ever Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for AI-Augmented Software Testing Tools
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Regression Testing: A Guide for QA Teams
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Build your engineering team like a dungeon party
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The Team Gift Exchange
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Using Narratives to Sharpen Testing Skills
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Leading with Quality/TestBash 2025 – A short review…
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Exploratory Interfaces alongside unit tests
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Why the Experimenter’s Mindset Outlasts Automation in Software Testing
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Software Testing GriftopAI
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Unpublished and closed my book
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The age-old question: Do testers need to be coders
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TestBash Brighton 2025: Reflections on Two Days of Quality
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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