Simon Tomes | Activities
commented on:
"What a brilliant episode! 😃"
awarded TWiQ — This Week in Quality for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
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Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
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Amazing session from Eamon and Lisa on planning and running testing parties. Made all the more fun with our shiny party hats.
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Party time!!
awarded Ayesha Saeed for:
Party time!!
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Party time!!
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Party time!!
awarded Lisa Crispin for:
Party time!!
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Stop re-pasting context into AI prompts
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In my third ask the MoTaverse, both Demi and Simon suggested the different categories might be connected. I’ve given this quite a bit of thought and I agree. It was a missing piece I hadn’t seen so...
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Ady asks #6 Updated Mindsets visual heuristic
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Ady asks #6 Updated Mindsets visual heuristic
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Ady asks #6 Updated Mindsets visual heuristic
awarded Neil Taylor for:
Ady asks #6 Updated Mindsets visual heuristic
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A lively discussion on career growth, engineering leadership, community, bringing joy to testing, and navigating AI.
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Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded TWiQ — This Week in Quality for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Quality Guidance: Be honest, be yourself, sneak it in, add in the fun and 404 Simon
commented on:
"Long may it continue! 🙏"
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Such a fantastic conversation today with Rosie, Eamon and Judy that I thought I's grab a screen shot. Alas the capture button was on my other monitor, so please enjoy the back of my head.In all ser...
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TWIQ 16/10/2026 - a screen grab of chaos
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
TWIQ 16/10/2026 - a screen grab of chaos
awarded Judy Mosley for:
TWIQ 16/10/2026 - a screen grab of chaos
awarded Eamon Droko for:
TWIQ 16/10/2026 - a screen grab of chaos
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
TWIQ 16/10/2026 - a screen grab of chaos
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Thanks for joining the TWiQ stage. 🤩
awarded Judy Mosley for:
Thanks for joining the TWiQ stage. 🤩
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
Thanks for joining the TWiQ stage. 🤩
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Thanks for co-hosting TWiQ. ⭐️
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Thank you for stepping in and hosting TWiQ when I last minute couldn't. Thanks for being a legend! 🤩
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Ady asks #6 Updated Mindsets visual heuristic
earned:
Ady asks #6 Updated Mindsets visual heuristic
contributed:
In my third ask the MoTaverse, both Demi and Simon suggested the different categories might be connected. I’ve given this quite a bit of thought and I agree. It was a missing piece I hadn’t seen so...
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Learn how to share quality ownership across your team by passing on the judgement behind your practices, using a simple responsibility model that makes accountability clear.
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Can we actually co-own quality?
awarded Susanne Abdelrahman for:
Can we actually co-own quality?
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Party hats on, I kicked off the day with a wonderful workshop that went into far more than just making group testing fun.Eamon and Lisa were awesome hosts. The table conversation was lively (...
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Started with a party!
awarded Luke Lattimer for:
Started with a party!
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Started with a party!
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Bug congrats on your new job. Sounds like the organisation you've joined is up to good things. So pleased for you. 🏆
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It's always a pleasure reconnecting with people you've met along the way. Its worth share a few smiles! 😊
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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