Automation... is usually not testing. It's checking. Eventually, the machines will beat you at automation. To beat the machines, you need to become creative. What do I mean by creative? I don't mean - painting pictures - telling stories - imaginary friends - making collages - banging things together to make music I do mean - painting pictures - telling stories - having imaginary friends - making collages - banging things together This talk covers some strategies for becoming more creative in your engineering & testing endeavors.