Gamifying Test Idea Generation

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Idea generation

I have written extensively about Idea generation and the stop criteria here.
What triggered me to gamify test idea generation is an environment for testers which was lacking:
~flexibility wrt making changes to the existing test ideas and 
~a lack of training budget for testers.

Gamify test idea generation

Some of the simplest ways we can learn to test and generate test ideas are:
  • Pair testing with knowledgable testers/mentors
  • Get together to learn+unlearn
  • Read from blogs and books
  • Tour of the application and sense-making as we take the tour of the product
  • Improvise by role play (white-hat hacker, black-hat hacker, SEO engineer, test for data quality...)
  • Watch a relevant video to gather inspiration
  • The dart game or a bowl with various testing types and techniques to choose and learn from

Tools To Use
  • Note-taking tools
  • Build Heuristics(learn about micro-heuristics)
  • A checklist
  • A mind-map
  • Develop your own Tool KIT

Activities to Try

  • Blog it
  • Talk about it
  • Create test events
  • Awareness Week
  • Quiz - Kahoot.it



Questioning - Use questioning as a way to spark testing ideas.
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ASK:
Allow
Self to
Know

 ASKer- Active
Seeker of
Knowledge


Being in a tester's role it is Better to be an asker than an assumer.



A few points to note:
  • Learn the intention of the ask-er, and work on the tone if you are seeking to learn by asking. 
  • Take note when someone dodges your questions every time. 
  • Note the observations.
  • With each recorded observation, there is a lesson for the asker/tester to learn from.

 Why perform these activities?

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References and Encouragement
Let’s Encourage Live Thinking https://www.satisfice.com/blog/archives/94596

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