Simon Tomes | Activities
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Helpful friction: why easy isn't always better for communities
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This Week in Community (TWiC) — Episode 6
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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Inspired by this post in the Engineering Management Chapter Slack channel, we're writing a book of our own! The EM Chapter is trying to pull together 99 insights from the community on Engineering M...
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99 Things Every Engineering Leader Should Know - Share your thoughts!
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99 Things Every Engineering Leader Should Know - Share your thoughts!
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99 Things Every Engineering Leader Should Know - Share your thoughts!
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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Content as customer journey: how Community Leaders can learn from this Thameslink experience design
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Bring Back Crappy Forums
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What Was Matt Thinking?
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What is next after an experienced quality role?
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What is next after an experienced quality role?
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What is next after an experienced quality role?
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So you been around the company block enough times to recognize the seasons of the place. Summer, Crunch, Performance-review, Financial Year.You have probably seen P-1 incidents and P-I planning co...
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What is next after an experienced quality role?
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What is next after an experienced quality role?
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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Three oblique strategies to help you become community qualified
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Three oblique strategies to help you become community qualified
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We're thrilled to have WonderProxy once again on board as a Gold Partner for MoTaCon 2026! If you haven't yet, you'll be able to meet IRL the team who makes global testing wonderfully simple, where...
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Wondering what wonderful swag WonderProxy will bring this year?
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Wondering what wonderful swag WonderProxy will bring this year?
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Wondering what wonderful swag WonderProxy will bring this year?
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Thanks for your welcome message to Amber in the Engineering Management Chapter. What a kind gesture and great idea. 🤩
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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This past couple of weeks I have been thinking a lot about how I show up for the MoT EM Chapter community. I love asking questions and I love books, so I decided to ask a question about books to se...
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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Meet the people leading the Leading with Quality day!
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Stop waiting to be noticed
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The awesome feeling you get when you asked a simple question and it turned into something you could have never imagined & then you go tell your friends.
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This past couple of weeks I have been thinking a lot about how I show up for the MoT EM Chapter community. I love asking questions and I love books, so I decided to ask a question about books to se...
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Hot take: your value isn't skills or outputs, it's judgement and perspective
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Hot take: your value isn't skills or outputs, it's judgement and perspective
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"Wonderful! 🤩"
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Once again, the MoT Athens community has donated laptops to the ELPIDA Foundation (Association of Children with Cancer). Above all the meetups, events, and conferences we've organized, this is what...
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Community Beyond Technology - More Than Meetups
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Community Beyond Technology - More Than Meetups
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Community Beyond Technology - More Than Meetups
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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