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There are countless ways to show up and contribute. Which one will you try today?
Reading an article in one of my favourite newspapers, I recently learned about "asymmetry of criteria". In that context the author was ta...
Partially back from a two month hiatus - apologies this took forever but it never left my backlog! From the original moment: AMA about Ep...
A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing. Like they said last time, it's good to write about something that's changed....
Curious the other day what Perplexity would return if I put in "Who is Simon Tomes?" I discovered that it didn't reference my own website...
A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing. Last time around they discussed writing about something they don't know much...
Spent some time listening to the Call for Insights with Simon Tomes and Heleen Van Grootven. She talked about "Finding joy in your role" ...
Thank you to everyone who joined my AI masterclass yesterday!Loved the engagement, energy, and enthusiasm that you all brought.Of c...
Rahul Parwal ran a Masterclass: A tester’s guide to AI guardrails. As well as the content of a Masterclass there's also gold to be f...
A pessimist, optimist and realist are talking about writing. Acknowledging that it's helpful to write about something that annoys or frus...
Cristina shares a handy reflection of how we might refer to AI tooling.Watch the full convo: The soft skills shift everything. Are we tra...
This month we did something differently. Instead of hosting London chapter at host company, we gathered in a pub. As you see from the pho...
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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