Simon Tomes | Activities
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The Limitless Applications of AI
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Now you can connect with other quality people over dinner. Included as part of your Professional Membership.
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MoTaverse Dinners: A New Way to Connect for Professional Members
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MoTaverse Dinners: A New Way to Connect for Professional Members
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Are you MoTaverse curious and would like help taking the next step?
Do you have a question about the MoTaverse?
Would you like to get more involved?
Are you curious about the contribution options?
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Team MoT. Here to help.
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Team MoT. Here to help.
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Team MoT. Here to help.
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Team MoT. Here to help.
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Throwback Wednesday: Sketch notes at the Software Testing Clinic
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10th August 2017, London. Dan Ashby describes the outcome of an exercise he's just run with Mark Winteringham at one of the classic Software Testing Clinic sessions.Back in the day I'd help ho...
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Team MoT. Here to help.
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Are you MoTaverse curious and would like help taking the next step?
Do you have a question about the MoTaverse?
Would you like to get more involved?
Are you curious about the contribution options?
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A few minutes before going live, checking notes, testing the mic, and hoping the internet would cooperate. 🙂
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BTS.. before my first hosting session 🙂
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BTS.. before my first hosting session 🙂
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BTS.. before my first hosting session 🙂
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BTS.. before my first hosting session 🙂
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Bug congrats on hosting your first MoTaverse Masterclass. Great job! 🏆
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The bug that finally convinced me I’d never be able to find all the bugs
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The Limitless Applications of AI
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"Let's GROW! 🚀"
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The G.R.O.W FrameworkA human-centred approach to adopting AI in test engineering.
G — Guide with Empathy
R — Reskill the Team
O — Ownership over AI
W — Win Measurable Impact
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Lead change through mentoring and shared ownership
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Lead change through mentoring and shared ownership
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Lead change through mentoring and shared ownership
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience during a Masterclass. It's much appreciated!
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"Thanks for this, Edward. Good to see you in person!
I enjoyed Nick's practical approach to applying AI to something familiar. Will be good to see more of that.
Where else do you think this approach could be applied?"
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Nick Pykett gave an interesting talk on ensuring test output from AI is reliable, and that this can be achieved from linking it to user generated content, in this context to gherkin test steps. Thi...
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Realising debugging output is about tethering it to human generated content
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Realising debugging output is about tethering it to human generated content
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"Super helpful reflections, Andy. Thanks for sharing.
Great to see you in person. 😃"
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First time meets are far from neat
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First time meets are far from neat
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Mystery Bread
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"For those reading this, here's a handy collection: The Community's Guide to Critical Thinking https://www.ministryoftesting.com/collections/the-community-s-guide-to-critical-thinking"
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The unique challenge of skilling in testing
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"100% brilliant Moment reminder of the importance of critical thinking in this age of AI.
Thanks for sharing, Sahana. 🤩"
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The panel’s discussion was a great reminder that critical thinking remains a uniquely human responsibility. it’s not something AI can do for us Real world insights by Drew Pontikis, Nata...
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Critical thinking in the age of AI, a panel discussion that hit the mark
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Critical thinking in the age of AI, a panel discussion that hit the mark
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"What an excellent positive step for you both. Glad to hear this, Karen.
So good that you gave her a confidence boost!
We encourage everyone to keep showing up, with as little pressure as possible, when it works for you. "
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I had a conversation today with a newbie who attended her first event today. I see myself as a newbie as this is my 3rd event. The exchange was extremely positive, newbie was thinking o...
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Positive moment!
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Positive moment!
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Stability first: less coverage, more impact
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Stability first: less coverage, more impact
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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