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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.
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And the Ambassadors of the MoTaverse for 2026 are... 🥁
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Quality As A System: How Systemic Thinking Can Transform Quality with Philippa Jennings
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Deciding what really matters can be hard, yet it doesn't have to be that way
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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?
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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?
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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?
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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?
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Support without pressure
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The impact of AI on job security
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The antithesis of see ya later learning
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Measuring our value is difficult
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More than ever, we need human to human connection
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What quality tensions are worth negotiating?
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Deciding what really matters can be hard, yet it doesn't have to be that way
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The dev conference search is on
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More than ever, we need human to human connection
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More than ever, we need human to human connection
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More than ever, we need human to human connection
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More than ever, we need human to human connection
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Maithilee shares a powerful message about the importance of human to human connection.
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Maithilee shares a powerful message about the importance of human to human connection.
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What If Waterfall Was Right?
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Great to chat on a Call for Insights! I look forward to the community hearing plenty of your insights. Thanks for sharing them with me, to share with others.
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The antithesis of see ya later learning
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Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
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Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
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It takes a village to raise quality.
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Follow your favourite brands in the MoTaverse
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Follow your favourite brands in the MoTaverse
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Thanks for amplifying MoT! 🙌🏻
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
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Can testing cope with the speed of development?
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AI's impact on quality generalists vs quality specialists
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How to be a community conduit
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How to be a community conduit
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Hiring managers might not understand the true value of community participation
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How to be a community conduit
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How to be a community conduit
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Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
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The dev conference search is on
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Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
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Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
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Gardening meets testing. What analogy helps you describe testing and quality?
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Maithilee connects gardening with testing and quality and it's great!
How about you, what analogies or non-testing examples do you use to describe testing and quality?
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Maithilee connects gardening with testing and quality and it's great!
How about you, what analogies or non-testing examples do you use to describe testing and quality?
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What does this mean when it comes to measuring our work?
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Our impact, as quality professionals, shows up in other people's work
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Our impact, as quality professionals, shows up in other people's work
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