Simon Tomes | Activities
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A prompt paints a thousand words
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Myth: If we haven't got a problem, we don't need to change anythingFact: Identify risks and opportunities before problems occur
Please excuse the poor quality photo, I was at the back of the ...
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QMS tip from Melissa Fisher
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QMS tip from Melissa Fisher
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QMS tip from Melissa Fisher
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Learn ways to introduce controlled chaos and help teams think more clearly about how systems really behave.
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When systems stop behaving: controlled chaos in practice
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When systems stop behaving: controlled chaos in practice
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Spoke at TWiC — This Week in Community
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Hosted TWiC — This Week in Community
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When Quality Engineering Creates Chaos: Lessons from my Workshop at Leading with Quality 2026
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A prompt paints a thousand words
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Leading With Quality and MoTaCon Moments that matter
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A prompt paints a thousand words
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I decided to take on Ady's AI challenge to ask about myself and the MoTaverse.https://www.ministryoftesting.com/moments/ask-ai-about-you-and-mot-challengeI do have to say I am still trying to work ...
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Ba dum tish. That moment the audience were the real winners of the TTP Supernova Showdown with Ben, Aj, Clare and Shweta
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Many firsts
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That moment I guessed what Beren and Danny said to each other
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 21
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 20
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STEC TESTBASH
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 19
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That moment Beren and I spotted each other
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That moment when we could, couldn't and could hear Jane on This Week in Testing
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Search for "tester" in your photo library
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 18
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It's ok. We've got the MoTaverse. v3
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My First Panel - The Testing Planet
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First time meeting Joep Schuurkes at TestBash 2016
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A hive of activity at the first MoT London Meetup
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Not so sweet: hotfix rollback
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 17
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How to scare a tester
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 16
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It's pronounced "Rosie Glosherry"
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 15
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Demi Van Malcot's first time co-hosting This Week in Testing with Ben Dowen
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The Testing Planet orbits London
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 14
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Simon, Rosie and Alexandra at MoT London Meetup
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My First Testing Planet
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Everyone should know how they contribute to quality
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What happens when you try to create a physical version of a testing forum?
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Member joined TWiQ — This Week in Quality chapter
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 13
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Why didn't we discuss checking vs testing? 😉
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 12
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 11
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Where's Bug and Cosmo? – No. 10
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Share three words to describe your MoTaCon experience
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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