Simon Tomes | Activities
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Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
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Thanks for organising April’s London Chapter event. I appreciate you bringing a group of us together.
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Great to catch up in person, Nat. See you around the MoTaverse.
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Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. I enjoyed our group conversations. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
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Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. I enjoyed our chats. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
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Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
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MoT London
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Coding startup Cognition AI eyes $25B valuation after Windsurf acquisition: report
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In the MoTaverse, we’re doing things differently. We believe that the best knowledge comes from conversations, the shared struggles and the 'Ahaaa' moments that only happen when a community comes t...
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
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We are incredibly excited to welcome Nancy Kelln to MoTaCon!Nancy has spent years rescuing chaotic, politically tangled implementations, and she’s identified a 'hidden' set of superpowers that qual...
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🖖 The hidden leadership of Quality Professionals: skills you only earn when everything goes to hell
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🖖 The hidden leadership of Quality Professionals: skills you only earn when everything goes to hell
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🖖 The hidden leadership of Quality Professionals: skills you only earn when everything goes to hell
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Structured-Prompt-Driven Development (SPDD) - How to make LLM-assisted changes governable, reviewable, and reusable
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10 AI Agent Configuration Principles
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Three principles for AI Agent Configuration
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Three principles for AI Agent Configuration
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Three principles for AI Agent Configuration
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MoT London
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London Chapter April gathering
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Performance reviews are like marmite Ep 98
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How to test a stage 99 times over - Ep 99
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Tired of ISTQB? Take the STEC path! Ep 102
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TWiQ: Testing in production - EP 107
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Quality revelations: From SLO to better listening - Ep 108
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Curiosity killed the chat - Ep 109
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TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110
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Quality feedback over testing artefacts - Ep 111
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Why shoot for gold when bronze is good enough! - Ep 113
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The mobile testing paradox - Ep 114
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Quality Coaching: Fizzy minds and quality problems - Ep 115
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What is TYiQ? Wrong answers only – Ep 117 (End-of-year special)
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What is the AI–quality–human loop? - Ep 118
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Goals that inspire a quality community - Ep 119
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Quality narratives and the circles of consequence - Ep 121
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Small posts, big learnings: Why sharing matters more than ever - Ep 120
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New chapter for chapters: Why in-person community events still matter - Ep 122
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The curse of the live demo… and other testing superstitions - Ep 123
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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