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"Thanks for sharing, Helena.
Super grateful for PWC hosting and the insights you, James and Swapnil shared.
You set the entire audience up with helpful reflections, lessons, principles, approaches, and strategies to consider.
I look forward to hear..."
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Everyone is on their own journey with AI - we are all going at a different pace, all have different opportunities to use AI at work. What is great is coming together and learning from each other an...
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AI in testing event - what idea do I most want to remember
awarded Helena Brown for:
AI in testing event - what idea do I most want to remember
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"That leap from initial AI usage to scaling is super interesting.
It was great to hear how PWC are leading with AI. Thank you for sharing. It was amazing to get a deep insight into the approach you and your colleagues have taken and continue to evolve."
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In large organisations, AI adoption is rarely a big-bang rollout. From the event today I learnt it often starts with testers and teams using AI to speed up exploratory testing, test design, documen...
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Beyond the Hype: How AI Gets Adopted at Scale
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Beyond the Hype: How AI Gets Adopted at Scale
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"Love that reflection! š¤©
Thank you for working with Diana to make this happen. We're super grateful for PWC hosting. It was such a cool venue and we felt very welcome, as did all attendees and speakers.
Here's to more collaborations. š"
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I enjoyed all the sessions today at Leading with AI event .Ā Leading with AI for me means feeling honest with my opinions about AI and how to test AI. Being open to explore, learn and mainly ad...
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I am at āLeading with AIā - London
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I am at āLeading with AIā - London
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Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
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Must have Selfie with Simon - MoT Community Leader and Amazing Podcast Host
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"Was lovely to catch up in person, Preeti. I always enjoy our chats!
Thanks for inspiring the room with your talk. š¤©"
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It was great catching up with you Simon at Leading with AI event, exploring more about the Motaverse - ways to grow in Motaverse along with some chit chats :)Ā
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Must have Selfie with Simon - MoT Community Leader and Amazing Podcast Host
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Must have Selfie with Simon - MoT Community Leader and Amazing Podcast Host
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...But who gets to ask the 'Why?' question???
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"Totally! I like how the talk was methodical and linear even though the context was non-deterministic. š
Great to catch up in person, Ayesha. š¤©"
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"Brill!
I do like it when in-person event chit-chats spark conversations and exchanges like this.
Big fan of Philippa. She's got plenty of good advice and experiences to share.
And lovely to see you in person and chat, Deborah. š¤©"
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"ā”ļø Heck yeah, Poornima! ā”ļø
This is exactly what we hoped for.
And also lovely to catch up in person for a good old chit-chat. Excited for your next steps. I encourage you to keep posting Moments of your discoveries."
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Must have Selfie with Simon - MoT Community Leader and Amazing Podcast Host
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Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
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I attended a conference on AI in testing today, and I walked out with more ideas, questions, and energy than I came in with.Every session was an eye-opener ā a chance to step into how others are t...
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A day of AI sparks
awarded Poornima Nagesh for:
A day of AI sparks
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"I like the simplicity and strength of this model. It's excellent from Preeti.
I'd like to see more people learn about it and experiment with applying it."
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Really great way of thinking about AI adoption from Preeti Gupta - gives me pause for reflection on the way I encourage my teams to explore AI with structure
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G.R.O.W Framework by Preeti Gupta
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G.R.O.W Framework by Preeti Gupta
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
G.R.O.W Framework by Preeti Gupta
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"Great to see you at Leading with AI, Justin. Thanks for participating in the day and for sharing these learnings.
How PWC lead with AI covered a lot, didn't it?
Let us know when you've reflected on all that. Feel free to create more Moments.
See you..."
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Fantastic day at LWAI - met some interesting folks with some very good insights. Key learning for me is that challenge l face, particularly volume of code from AI leading to more quality issues is ...
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Leading with AI in London
awarded Justin Holsgrove for:
Leading with AI in London
awarded Nick Pykett for:
Leading with AI in London
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"Very pleased you could make Leading with AI, Ritesh. We hope you took away tonnes of learning. It was good to see you.
I also thought this Darwin quote from Preeti was spot on!
Time to adapt couldn't be more important right now. "
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Now is the time to work together with AI and not be left behindGreat slide by Preeti Gupta
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Time to adapt!
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Time to adapt!
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"Great news, Sally!
Thanks for joining and being part of the inaugural Leading with AI. So glad you could make it.
And do let us know how you get on with using AI to create your next test. Would make for an interesting Moment for your MoTaverse profi..."
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"Glad to hear you left inspired!
And thanks for getting involved asking questions and sharing your reflections during the day. It had a positive impact on the day!
See you around the MoTaverse soon."
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Stop waiting to be noticed
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Stop waiting to be noticed
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Great session. Very refreshing to hear stories about how AI can help with quality. I am inspired
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Leading with AI conversations
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Leading with AI conversations
awarded Preeti Gupta for:
Leading with AI conversations
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Leading with AI conversations
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. š MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
āThanks for making me feel so confident about myself.ā | āI'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!ā | āA simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.ā | āSimon 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.ā
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