Simon Tomes | Activities
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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10 ideas to question your quality AI work.
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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Are your AI efforts good enough?
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A panel discussion exploring how AI is really affecting engineering teams today, from tool adoption and team confidence to testing, leadership, and the risk of over-relying on automation.
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Practical impact of AI on today’s engineering management
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Practical impact of AI on today’s engineering management
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Practical impact of AI on today’s engineering management
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Practical impact of AI on today’s engineering management
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Practical impact of AI on today’s engineering management
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Overcoming Toxic Leadership: Real Stories
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Overcoming Toxic Leadership: Real Stories
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Over the last couple of weeks I was hearing stories in the Motaverse where good people were feeling oppressed, disrespected or worse bullied in their organisations. This is something I encountered ...
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My latest blog post - overcoming toxic leadership: real stories
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My latest blog post - overcoming toxic leadership: real stories
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The Exploratory Testing Charter Planner (ETCP)
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The Exploratory Testing Charter Planner (ETCP)
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Wins and grins
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Wins and grins
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Wins and grins
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Experience Report: Risks and Charters with Simon Tomes
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10 things to write about in the MoTaverse
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Wins and grins
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These wins in quality: Grins, Gary and going for it - Ep 142
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Wins and grins
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Throwback Wednesday: What could you share at the 99 Second Talks later today?
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Wins and grins
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These wins in quality: Grins, Gary and going for it - Ep 142
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Wins and grins
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Wins and grins
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Wins and grins
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We love a good TWiQ episode that celebrates the wins. And in today's episode we did just that. So here goes, we celebrated the following wins...
Diana Dromey ran her first ever 10k, goin...
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We love a good TWiQ episode that celebrates the wins. And in today's episode we did just that. So here goes, we celebrated the following wins...
Diana Dromey ran her first ever 10k, goin...
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These wins in quality: Grins, Gary and going for it - Ep 142
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A celebratory 'wins' episode full of community milestones, personal breakthroughs, bug catches, career confidence, and the many small moments that keep the MoTaverse moving.
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Bug congrats on your Foundation Certificate in Test Automation.
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The STATUS model and the human aspect of technical learning
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Bug congrats on becoming SQEC qualified. 🏆
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Bug congrats on becoming SQEC qualified. 🏆
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Bug congrats on becoming SQEC qualified. 🏆
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Bug congrats on becoming STEC qualified. 🏆
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Bug congrats on becoming SQEC qualified. 🏆
awarded Murali Rajanna for:
Bug congrats on your Foundation Certificate in Test Automation.
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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