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Read about, systems thinking, leadership patterns, reflections on AI, product, emotional architecture, and decision-making
Stories from the field that usually get left out of case studies
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Evals for Humans - From Axial to Recall a humans guide to AI evaluation jargon
Evals for Humans - From Axial to Recall a humans guide to AI evaluation jargon
Sep 106 min read
Tips for Vibe Coding
After a few red herrings and terrible builds, here are a few tips for for coding with AI as your co-pilot when vibe coding. Treat AI as...
Aug 312 min read
Product Development - Vibe Coding Magic
Product development magic happens with vibe coding, here's how I built a workshop planner in a week.
Aug 314 min read
Adaptive Literacy - What If Stories Could See How Your Child Learns?
What If Stories Could Teach Reading, Empathy, and Neurodiversity? Spark Space by Layla Foord
Jul 202 min read
On Being Taken Seriously
Why it can be hard to carry the weight of your own face
Jul 53 min read
On Clarity, And the Discomfort it Brings
The mess and ambiguity of creating clarity
Jun 273 min read
Part Two: The Courage to Pause: And the Systems You’ll Need to Rebuild Well
A practical guide for product and strategy leaders ready to rebuild with clarity, care, and systems that last. Introduction: The Courage...
Jun 1612 min read
Part One: What If You Just Stopped Building Features for a While?
Not because you’ve failed — but because the thing you’re building doesn’t quite match what you now know to be true. When Progress Starts...
Jun 143 min read
You Already Are......Enough
For my daughter a new song coming soon. by layla_foord You Already Are, Enough You don’t have to try Just listen [Verse 1] We waited a...
Jun 141 min read
The One Who Steps Outside First
You are not the hero, but the subject of their fear. In the stories we admire, on screen, in books it is the leader steps outside first....
Jun 62 min read
When Friendship Doesn’t Feel Like Friendship
Some children come into your child’s life and take up all the space. They don’t shout or throw punches. Often, they’re liked, even...
Jun 63 min read
They’ve Never Said Hello. Why Does That Bother Me So Much?
They never say hello, but it's not intentional. They're just different to me.
May 233 min read
I Don't Love Me The Way You Do
I wrote this song for my husband, it's in recognition of the way he loves me. It's not a fairtytale, it's real. He holds me exactly how I...
May 172 min read
The Third Wave of Technological Evolution: Generative AI
Something big is happening. Fast Adoption You can feel it. So can everyone else. LinkedIn is a freakin' nightmare of AI, EM's and bogus...
May 164 min read
The Hare & the Tortoise: The Collaborative Investment Strategy
Do you know the story of the hare and the tortoise? Most people think it's about speed. Really, it's about assumptions. One moves fast,...
May 92 min read
What's Passive Disrespect?
You know that feeling. You’ve just presented a strategy. It’s been shaped with care, aligned across teams, socialised with the CEO....
May 92 min read
Where are the older people in technology?
A reflection on the quiet exit of experience, and what it costs us. In almost every job I’ve had over the last decade, I’ve been one of...
May 92 min read
Living Music Lab: How AI Helped Me Make Music Again
The Living Music Lab is an emerging space where artists create fluid, responsive music using voice, real instruments, and AI tools like Mureka without needing perfection. This is how I returned to songwriting after years away.
May 42 min read
Keep Moving Fast
Lyrics and background for layla foord's original song Keep Moving Fast from the EP Resonance.
Apr 302 min read
What If Mental Fitness Was Our First Education?
What If Mental Fitness Was Our First Education? | Spark Space | Layla Foord
Apr 272 min read
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