In this episode, Richard and Vernon discuss various aspects of job stability in the tech industry post-pandemic, the impact of innovation on job longevity, and the dynamics of accidental management. They explore the changing landscape of tech roles, the importance of ratios between developers and testers in projects, and the evolving nature of go/no-go decisions in software releases. The conversation emphasizes the need for clear metrics and standards to facilitate smoother decision-making processes in tech teams.

00:00 - Intro

01:07 - Welcome to the Vernon Richard Emily Show

01:35 - Our viral moment

03:07 - Question: Do you think people are staying in tech jobs longer since the pandemic? The old time in role used to be about 2 years right?

17:00 - Income worries and diversification

20:20 - Question: I see loads of developers become accidental managers, but i don't think that's as common for testers - what do you think?

23:40 - Can Testing specialists become Engineering Managers (and beyond)?

26:06 - How does being a Quality Engineer impact your chances?

28:25 - Lived experience vs coaching

31:08 - We're already doing management and leadership

32:19 - What career paths are open to people with a testing background?

33:59 - Question: Do you think there is a good target ratio of dev:test professionals in greenfield projects? Brownfield projects etc. If not, what sort of thing do you think that depends on?

34:40 - It depends! On the project demands

35:20 - It depends! On what kind of people are in the team

37:10 - It depends! On testability

37:33 - And Rich's answer is...

39:19 - Sometimes you can't coach your way out of a situation

40:50 - It depends! On what good looks like

41:25 - It depends! On where the company is in it's life

44:35 - Question: My team release software to customers 1-2 times a week. Who do you think should be in that "go/no go" conversation?

46:46 - It depends 🤦🏾‍♂️

48:16 - go/no go meetings in 2002 versus 2025

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 01:35 - Our most viral video to date
  • It's the short Sometimes it's best to quit your job
• 05:02 - Gary Stevenson, economist, trader, author
  • Gary's website
  • Gary's YouTube "Gary's Economics"
  • Gary's book "The Trading Game"
• 13:02 - Graham Freeburn
  • Happy retirement Graham!
• 17:00 - Here's the phrase Vernon butchered and what he was trying to convey
• 28:41 - The definition of coaching
  • The International Coaching Federation (ICF) define coaching as: "Partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential."
  • Here's Vernon explaining it during a presentation at Agile Testing Days
• 37:10 - Resources about the 10 Ps of Testability
  • Article on testability featuring the 10 Ps
  • The book Team Guide to Software Testability by Ash Winter & Rob Meaney
    
    

In this episode of the Vernon Richard Show, Richard and Vernon delve into the intricacies of career journeys in software testing, discussing the significance of job titles, the importance of positioning oneself within a role, and the challenges faced in consulting. They explore how to define one's role and impact, navigate client expectations, and the evolution of job descriptions in the tech industry. The conversation emphasizes the need for continuous learning and adapting to different contexts, ultimately highlighting the importance of effective communication and self-reflection in shaping a successful career.

00:00 Introduction to the Podcast and Career Journeys
03:49 The Importance of Job Titles
10:08 Positioning and Expectations in Roles
20:37 Defining Roles and Responsibilities
27:47 Evolution of Testing Roles
29:09 Navigating Challenges in Testing
30:08 The Role of Leadership in Quality Assurance
31:09 Understanding Job Expectations in Consulting
32:28 The Importance of Experience in Consulting
34:38 Context Gathering for Effective Consulting
36:33 Identifying Root Causes in Testing Issues
37:25 Adapting Responses Based on Context
38:51 The Art of Job Crafting
41:38 Shifting Perspectives on Best Practices
44:16 Balancing Expectations and Reality in Consulting
47:17 Recognizing When to Walk Away
48:39 The Impact of Context on Job Titles
51:48 Reflecting on Skills Beyond Job Titles

Summary

In this episode, Vernon and Richard reflect on their experiences at the PeersCon conference, discussing the engaging keynote speakers, insightful workshops, and the overall atmosphere of the event. They share their thoughts on various talks, emphasizing the importance of communication, quality, and personal growth in the software testing industry. The conversation highlights the value of community and collaboration, as well as the significance of learning from both successes and failures in one's career. In this episode, Vernon and Richard reflect on their experiences at PeersCon, discussing memorable moments, workshops attended, and the importance of communication in the testing field. They delve into specific workshops like Pipeline and Risk Storming, and the game 'Defend the Indefensible', which encourages critical thinking and perspective-taking. The conversation also touches on feedback for future events, emphasizing the need for a balance between communication and testing topics, and the importance of recognizing the efforts of event organizers.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Conference Overview

03:42 Reflections on PeersCon and Community Engagement

06:35 Keynote Highlights and Speaker Insights

09:30 Workshops and Learning Experiences

12:29 Communication and Quality in Software Development

15:27 Personal Growth and Career Development

18:22 Closing Thoughts and Future Events

25:06 Exploring Engaging Talks at the Conference

27:57 Tom's Journey: From Manufacturing to Software Testing

29:10 Linda's Comedy of Errors: A Unique Perspective on Automation

32:43 The Reality of Coding: Enjoyment vs. Competence

39:37 Networking and Unexpected Encounters at the Venue

42:57 Workshops: Enhancing Technical Understanding and Communication Skills

52:17 The Importance of Communication in IT and Life

54:39 Feedback and Constructive Criticism

57:36 Balancing Communication and Testing in Conferences

01:00:29 Enhancing Event Experience and Sponsor Engagement

01:04:34 Acknowledging Organizers and Their Contributions

01:08:34 Sustaining Affordability and Accessibility in Events

Links to come!

In this episode of the Vernon Richard Show, the hosts delve into the nuances of Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment, exploring how testing practices evolve in these environments. They discuss the skills required for testers, the importance of risk management, and the cultural shifts necessary for effective quality assurance. The conversation highlights the need for collaboration within teams and the role of testers as facilitators rather than gatekeepers. The episode concludes with reflections on the importance of understanding quality and risk in software development.

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 01:35 - Quality Talks
  • Check out their awesome new website
• 02:37 - The Agile Testing Days Conference
  • Oh! Their Call For Papers is open until the end of March. You should submit!
• 02:42 - Johnny J. Jones
  • Johnny's LinkedIn
• 03:23 - Continuous Delivery & Continuous Deployment
  • What is Continuous Delivery?
  • What is Continuous Deployment?
• 03:31 - Abby Bangser
  • Abby's LinkedIn
• 05:24 - Keith Klain
  • Keith's blog
  • Keith's podcast
  • Keith's LinkedIn
• 23:51 - Dan Ashby's famous post called "Continuous Testing" (featuring his famous diagram!)
• 28:45 - James Bach's Test Jumper concept
  • James' website
  • James' LinkedIn
• 31:20 - All of these people should probably change their last names to "Bourne"
• 40:18 - James Christie
  • James' blog
  • James' body of work regarding the Post Office Scandal
• 43:37 - Trunk-Based Thierry de Pauw
  • Thierry's website
  • Thierry's LinkedIn
• 48:30 - Jerry Weinberg's 2nd Law of Consulting from his book The Secrets of Consulting
  • "No matter how it looks at first, it's always a people problem."
  • Find more of Jerry's quotes on this page
  • Jerry's Wikipedia page (his books are highly recommended)

Bonus links to further study on the topic:

• 
  What's the difference between Continuous Delivery and Continuous Deployment?
• The book Continuous Delivery, seminal work on the topic by Dave Farley & Jez Humble
• Speaking of Dave Farley...
  • You can visit his website to find links to allTheThings
  • Here's his excellent YouTube channel Modern Software Engineering
  • He's written a second book Modern Software Engineering
• Speaking of Jez Humble...
  • He wrote the excellent book Accelerate with lead author Dr. Nicole Forsgren (<- all of Dr. Nicole's work is recommended reading at this point)
  • And here's his website
• I asked ChatGPT for some resources and it gave me this list (proceed with caution just in case!). 

00:00 - Intro

01:06 - Merch tangent

02:53 - Today's topic:

• What skills and behaviours does a Tester need, in order to be successful when they work in a CI/CD context?
• What does testing look like in a team using CI/CD?

04:08 - ⚽️ Footy

04:40 - Compare and contrast

07:00 - What conversation(s) needs to happen before "pressing the button" and who needs to be involved in it?

08:25 - Deployed Vs Released

13:37 - Monitoring and tooling to enable CI/CD practices

17:25 - Where/how do reviews fit into this?

20:38 - Back to Shift Left!

23:51 - Where does the testing happen?

24:36 - The link between chef Gordon Ramsey and software testing

25:45 - What are we reeeally talking about here?

27:09 - How to reframe things when someone makes the polarising claim "We don't need Testers in CI/CD/DevOps teams"

29:35 - Q: So how would I test differently if I were a Tester in a CI/CD team? A: Test like Jason Bourne.

32:00 - The value of having a tool belt and using it regularly

33:06 - How to catch a unicorn? How to unbundle testing skills

35:40 - This all loops back to risks & culture

37:03 - Where would it be a bad idea to use Continuous Deployment?

40:45 - Q: So how would I test differently if I were a Tester in a CI/CD team? A: Test like a Circus Ringmaster.

42:39 - Moar Shift Left: Real Devs build on Main

48:48 - Modern Vs Traditional mindsets

50:30 - Quality enters the chat...

51:00 - The relationship between risk and quality

52:47 - Testing Vs Quality Engineering

55:50 - ⚽️ Footy

In this episode, Vernon and Richard celebrate their love for the software testing community, discussing the importance of people, tools, teaching, and the thrill of conferences. They reflect on personal growth, the challenges of production issues, and the joy of mentoring others. The conversation emphasizes the connections made within the industry and the shared experiences that enrich their careers.

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 10:28 - Selenium
  • The Selenium website
  • The BiDi spec
• 10:44 - Jason & Simon
  • Jason's LinkedIn
  • Simon's LinkedIn
• 13:17 - James Thomas
  • Here's an example of what I mean
  • And another!
  • Aaaaaand another!
• 27:02 - The PEBCAK error
• 27:28 Conferences
  • 27:58 - PeersCon 2025
  • 28:17 - Agile Testing Days 2025
  • 28:29 - Let's Test SA
    • Please DM if you can commit to going and/or know of companies that would be willing to sponsor!
  • BONUS - The legendary Chris Kenst maintains Software Testing Conferences, which has a list of allTheConferences
• 29:33 - Martin Hynie
  • Martin's newsletter
  • Martin's LinkedIn

00:00 - Intro
01:11 - Is it our birthday yet?
01:52 - The Forced Socio-Economic Day episode
02:20 - What do we love about our careers?
03:07 - We love PEOPLE
04:39 - Different kids of friendship
06:08 - Making a huge impact on people with tiny interactions
08:18 - The benefit of being tool aware
10:10 - We love TOOLS
10:20 - Rich's favourite tool
12:03 - Vern's favourite tool
15:40 - We love the VARIETY
18:21 - We love TEACHING
19:58 - What does the balance look like between teaching, mentoring, and coaching in Rich's current role
22:33 - We love CHALLENGE
23:51 - Systems thinking and understanding how things work
27:28 - We love CONFERENCES
35:35 - Mutual appreciation ❤️
36:28 - The Friendly Tester is Dead. Long Live Richard Bradshaw!

In this conversation, Richard and Vernon delve into the evolving landscape of AI, particularly focusing on the concept of agentic AI. They discuss personal updates, including their health and fitness journeys, before transitioning into a detailed exploration of AI technologies. Richard shares his recent experiences with AI training and projects, emphasizing the differences between traditional generative AI and agentic AI.

The discussion highlights the importance of goals, tasks, and tool awareness in AI, drawing parallels to software testing and the dynamics of generalists versus specialists in the tech industry. The conversation concludes with reflections on the implications of these technologies for the future. In this conversation, Vernon and Richard explore the evolving landscape of AI, particularly focusing on agentic AI and its implications for testing and quality assurance.

They discuss the importance of defining clear goals and expected outcomes for AI tasks, the need for quality characteristics in AI outputs, and the critical role of human oversight in AI decision-making. The conversation also touches on iterative learning, exploratory testing, and the future of AI in the testing domain, emphasizing the necessity for testers to adapt and enhance their skills in this rapidly changing environment.

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 02:40 - Ben Kelly
  • Ben's LinkedIn
  • Ben's IMDb
• 06:38 - Martin Hynie's video explaining Agentic AI
  • Be sure to check out the resources he shared in the comments too. Goodness gracious 🎯
• 12:19 - CrewAI the tool Rich was experimenting with
• 13:27 - And for funsies we asked ChatGPT the same question
• 17:52 - Jason Arbon
  • Jason's website
  • Jason's LinkedIn
• 23:23 - Persona-based testing
• 24:11 - Context-driven testing
• 01:08:43 - Other folks & materials you can learn from
  • The deeplearning.ai website
  • Tariq King
    • Here's what Perplexity came up with!
    • His workshop: An Introduction to AI-Driven Test Automation
    • His presentation: Integrating GenAI for Testing into the Software Lifecycle
    • Tariq's LinkedIn
  • Melissa Eaden
    • Mel's newsletter
      • The issue called is "A Fable about GenAI" is excellent
    • Mel's LinkedIn
  • Mark Winteringham
    • Mark's website
    • Mark's GenAI book
    • Mark's LinkedIn
  • Martin Hynie
    • Martin's newsletter
      • The series "So You Just Got Assigned Your First GenAI Project" is golden
    • Martin's LinkedIn
      • Go to his profile. Find the "Activity" section. Use the "Videos" link/button to filter his posts. Watch the videos. Thank me later.
  • Bill Matthews
    • Bill's LinkedIn

00:00 - Intro
01:14 - Welcome
04:02 - Rich's adventures learning about AI
05:24 - Rich goes down the Agentic AI rabbit hole
07:00 - GenAI vs Agentic AI
12:45 - Understanding Agentic AI vs. Traditional AI
13:27 - What's the difference between the term "Agent" and "Agentic"?
15:20 - How would Rich describe or categorise a chatbot?
16:15 - What makes something agentic then?
17:52 - Jason helps Rich understand what to expect from his exploration
18:51 - What's the relationship between goals and tasks?
20:06 - Rich explains what makes this so interesting for him and got him excited
26:12 - Empowering Agents with the Right Tools
27:47 - Understanding Tasks vs. Goals
28:45 - Breaking Down Tasks for Efficiency
29:44 - How much agency do agents have?
31:38 - Task Descriptions and Expected Outcomes
33:03 - Teams of agents vs teams of people and specialists vs generalists
35:48 - How does an agent decide what to do next and how does it know it has completed the task?
36:40 - Defining Quality in Agent Outputs
38:15 - MOAR testing concepts that have parallels with Rich's exploration
40:28 - The consequences of not being accurate enough with your backstory, expected output, tasks, etc
43:34 - What happens when agenticai is asked to achieve the same goal without changing anything about the backstory, expected output, tasks, etc?
45:40 - Challenges of Iteration and Learning
46:47 - What are max iterations and what does that remind Rich of?
47:40 - Vern wonders how important semantics is going to be and how Testers can contribute to this work
49:42 - Rich riffs on exploratory testing
51:02 - Exploratory Testing and Agentic Learning. What does the Tester's story look like in the context of an agentic system from the agent's perspective?
54:15 - Exploring Autonomy in AI Systems
56:57 - Evaluating AI Outputs and Task Design
58:21 - What happens if/when the context is left blank in these agentic systems?
01:00:49 - Soooo where do the humans fit in if agentic systems can doAllTheThings?
01:02:37 - Wrap up: Take 1 - Designing small targeted tests vs designing small targeted tasks
01:04:46 - Wrap up: Take 2 - Agents delegating tasks to other agents. Er... WTF?!
01:06:00 - Wrap up: Take 3 - How is Rich feeling about AI & AI tools?
01:09:45 - Wrap up: Take 4 - Testers ASSEMBLE! How we're going to contribute in a world of AI

In this episode of the Vernon Richards show, the hosts discuss their goals for the new year, reflecting on the past year and sharing strategies for achieving personal and professional aspirations. They emphasize the importance of journaling, creating structured routines, and building accountability through community support. The conversation also touches on the significance of intentional content consumption and the benefits of sharing progress publicly. Overall, the episode serves as a motivational guide for listeners looking to set and achieve their own goals in 2025.

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 05:35 - The Yearly Review by Dickie Bush & Nicolas Cole
  • This is an updated version of the one Vernon discussed in the episode. Win!
• 07:52 - Some helpful journalling prompts from Dickie
• 08:18 - The workshop Vernon mentioned is called The Productivity Spark 2025
  • It was a free to attend online workshop BUT... It looks like the link is down 😞. Vernon suspects the free workshop will be run quarterly, so keep your eyes and ears open for the next one. In the meantime, here are some other helpful resources from Ali.
    • Ali's website
    • Ali's free stuff
    • Ali's book
    • Ali's YouTube channel
    • Ali's Productivity course/community
• 09:49 - The CountrPT app by Ash Coleman Hynie
• 12:08 - Ilari Henrik Aegerter
  • Ilari's LinkedIn
• 17:03 - Elizabeth Zagroba
  • Sign-up for the FroGS peer conference that Elizabeth organises (with help from her pals) because it's awesome!
  • Elizabeth's blog
  • Elizabeth's LinkedIn
• 26:00 - Ben Kelly
  • Ben's LinkedIn
• 28:48 - Toby Sinclair
  • Toby's website
  • Toby's LinkedIn
• 34:55 - Daniel Priestly
  • Daniel's YouTube
• 35:14 - John Cutler
  • John's Substack
  • John's LinkedIn
• 36:30 - Martin Hynie
  • Martin's LinkedIn
• 36:49 - Melissa Eaden
  • Mel's Substack
  • Melissa's LinkedIn
• 41:25 - The DOSE Effect
  • The book
  • A conversation on the topic between Ali Abdaal & TJ Power the book's author
• 58:05 - Some references for the internal board of directors and invisible council concept from Perplexity
• 01:00:46 - The System Seeing Challenge by Ruth Malan
  • Ruth's website
  • The guide book for A Month of System Seeing

00:00 - Intro: New Year, New Goals

01:09 - Welcome

01:33 - Today's theme: Achieving our goals

03:29 - How are we approaching goal setting and achieving goals?

05:35 - Vernon describes the Yearly Review process he used

07:52 - Journalling as a means to remember what happened throughout the year

09:33 - Where else would journalling be useful?

11:20 - Rich talks about notebooks and how he uses writing to achieve his goals and remember his wins

12:58 - Rich's goals for 2025

15:30 - Timeblocking FTW!

16:39 - Starting small

18:23 - Vernon's goals for 2025

19:26 - Richard's reading goals and his library

24:15 - How to stay accountable: Building in public & Accountability buddies

31:34 - How to stay accountable: Bullet journal

34:21 - Vern shares the concept of "Look at me" vs "Look at this" content

39:10 - Rich realises why he hasn't done as much signal boosting as he used to

41:25 - How to stay accountable: Managing dopamine

44:55 - Managing focus by removing distraction

47:49 - Intention and finding a balance between resting vs procrastination and striving vs obsession

54:10 - How to stack the odds of success i

00:00 Introduction

02:00 Happy to be Employed

05:00 Vernon Wrote a Book

08:00 Talking at a Developer Conferences

16:20 PeersCon

20:24 Our Podcast

21:50 Agile Testing Days Experience

22:20 Our Podcast again

28:30 Bluesky

32:30 Vernon’s New Newsletter

41:00 Generalist Specialist and AI

51:00 Discipline and Consistency

54:00 Vernon’s Personal Reflection

55:40 Richard’s Personal Reflection

Links to stuff that we mentioned:

05:00 - Mark’s and Nicola’s Book - The Software Tester’s Journey

05:01 - Nicola Lindgren Bluesky Profile

08:00 - Richard’s talk at Oredev

08:00 - Øredev conference - https://oredev.org/

11:30 - Abby Bangser - Bluesky Profile

15:30 - Gitte Klitgaard - Bluesky Profile

16:20 - PeersCon - https://testingpeerscon.com/

18:24 - Beth Probert - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethprobert/

18:48 - Testing Peers Podcast

21:20 - Our Agile Testing Days Podcast episode

21:46 - Agile Testing Days conference

29:00  - Tobias Geyer Bluesky

32:30 - Jit Gosai Bluesky

32:30 - JIt Gosai Quality Engineering Newsletter

This conversation captures the vibrant atmosphere of Agile Testing Days in Potsdam, highlighting the importance of community, targeted automated testing, and the exploration of tester identity. The hosts discuss their experiences at the conference, including workshops, networking opportunities, and a unique musical performance that showcased the talents of attendees. They delve into the significance of understanding tester identity and the symbols associated with it, emphasizing the need for connection and belonging within the testing community. This conversation at Agile Testing Days explores various themes including the experience of performing in a musical, insights from keynote speakers on technical coaching, the importance of documenting achievements for career advancement, and the evolving identity of professionals in agile environments. The discussion emphasizes the value of networking at conferences and the need for continuous learning and adaptation in one's career. [AI]

Links to stuff we mentioned during the pod:

• 01:00 - Agile Testing Days 2024 (ATD)
  • ATD's website
• 02:00 - 🤠 Señor Performo aka Leandro Melendez (who Vernon definitely did NOT call Leonardo 😅😇🤥🥷🐢🤦🏾‍♂️)
  • Señor Performo's website
  • Señor Performo's English YouTube channel 🇬🇧
  • Señor Performo's Español YouTube channel 🇪🇸
  • Señor Performo's English podcast channel 🇬🇧
  • Señor Performo's Español podcast channel 🇪🇸
  • Señor Performo's book
  • Señor Performo's LinkedIn
  • Señor Performo's X
• 03:00 - Richard's tutorial Targeted Automated Tests
• 04:35 - Mark Winteringham
  • Mark's website
  • Mark's books (probably why he's so slick with words!)
• 10:07 - Lisa Crispin & João Proença
  • Lisa's website and LinkedIn pages
  • Lisa's Bluesky
  • João's LinkedIn page
  • João's Bluesky
• 10:17 - José "Pepe" Díaz & Uwe Gelfert
  • José's website
  • José's Bluesky
  • José's LinkedIn
  • Uwe's LinkedIn
• 11:25 - Alex(andra) Schladebeck
  • Alex's website
  • Alex's LinkedIn
• 13:05 - The cast
  • Samuel "Robot Overlord" Nitsche
  • Lena "Test Management Saviour" Pejgan Nyström
  • Rachel "Pitch Perfect" Kibler
  • Veerle "Light Sabre Extraordinaire" Verhagen
  • Tamara "Putting the "Rock Star" in Rock Star Developer" Josten
  • Callum "The stage is my happy place" Akehurst-Ryan
  • Bastian "Best Bad Boss Ever" Knerr
  • Tobias "Chill Samuel I've got this" Geyer
  • Did you order a light sabre duel with your musical? You did? Well here you go!
• 19:32 - Leandro's workshop Ramping up modern performance
• 21:53 - Jenna Charlton
  • The description of Jenna's ATD keynote Testing, Identity, and Symbols
  • Jenna's LinkedIn
  • Jenna's Bluesky
  • Martin Hynie
    • Martin describing the wider impact of his talk, including a link to the talk itself
    • Martin's LinkedIn
• 22:57 - Ashley Hunsberger
  • Ashley's LinkedIn
• 39:05 - Bart Knaack
  • Bart's LinkedIn
• 42:21 - Emily Bache
  • The description of Emily's ATD keynote Technical coaching development teams using the Samman method
  • Emily's YouTube
  • The Samman Society website
  • The Hartman Proficiency Taxonomy by Marian Hartman
  • Bloom's taxonomy for cognitive thinking
  • Paul Holland another ATD contributor of allTheThings and Rubix Cube legend
  • Emily's LinkedIn
• 47:16 - Ash "Data is dope" Hynie
  • Ash's LinkedIn
  • CountrPT's website
  • CountrPT's LinkedIn
  • Patrick Prill (who aside from being a generalist, also gives THE BEST hugs around, trust me on this folks!)
  • Rita Avota
  • Ben Dowen
  • Joao Proenca
    
    

01:00 - Intro LIVE from Agile Testing Days!
03:00 - Why are we here?
10:52 - The importance of networking and conferences
12:17 - What kind of event is ATD?
13:05 - The ATD Musical (you read that correctly)
18:29 - Guest: Señor Performo discussing who he is and performance testing
21:53 - Guest: Jenna Charlton explaining the relationship between testing, identity, and symbols
36:15 - Guest: Basti aka Bastian "Best Bad Boss Ever" Knerr talking about being part of the musical
39:05 - Guest: Baart Knack talking about his escapades at ATD over the years and hi...

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In this conversation, Richard Bradshaw and Vernon discuss various themes including veganism, personal achievements, the writing process, and the importance of collecting ideas for content creation. They explore the significance of networking within the software testing community and reflect on the dynamics of social media, particularly Twitter and LinkedIn. The conversation also highlights the value of storytelling in professional settings and shares insights from a recent conference experience. In this conversation, Richard Bradshaw shares his experiences from the Husteth Conference, including the challenges and triumphs of being a closing keynote speaker. He discusses the unexpected power cut during his talk, the importance of engaging Q&A sessions, and the value of networking and building connections at conferences. The conversation emphasizes the significance of community, sharing insights, and the overall positive experience of attending events.

00:00 Introduction and Veganism Discussion
02:58 Celebrating Achievements and Book Launch
06:00 Writing Process and Content Creation
08:54 Collecting Ideas: The Fieldstone Method
11:55 Building in Public and Sharing Experiences
15:04 Networking and Community Engagement
17:58 Reflections on Social Media Dynamics
21:00 The Importance of Collecting Stories
23:55 Conference Experience and Innovations
26:53 Q&A Dynamics at Events
32:25 Reflections on the Husteth Conference
34:09 The Power Cut Incident
39:43 The Importance of Q&A Sessions
45:21 Closing Keynote Experience
49:42 Traveling and Networking at Conferences
52:22 Conversations and Connections at Events
57:11 Final Thoughts and Takeaways