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Wakaranai Labs

A space for people building things.

Wakaranai Labs is for founders, developers, and creatives working in and around technology. People in the middle of something, not just starting and not finished.

A few days outside your usual flow to look at what you are building, and the direction behind it.

Two people working on a wire lamp together at Wakaranai Labs.

What it is

Small groups, usually 3 to 10 people, for a few days. No fixed program, but a shared context. Everyone here is building something.

The days stay simple: time to work, time outside, shared meals, long conversations. Some labs include light structure: yoga, making, kitchen time, barbecue.

What tends to happen

You get distance from day to day. Things that felt stuck start to move. Questions you have been avoiding come up. Conversations happen that would not normally happen.

No one tells you what to do. The environment tends to bring things into focus.

Who it is for

  • founders
  • developers
  • designers
  • creatives
  • small teams

People who are moving quickly, deep in their work, and starting to feel the need to step back for a moment.

What you get

A lodge room with plaster walls, a small window, and painted details.

Accommodation

Simple rooms to sleep in, dry off, and come back to the table.

Fresh vegetables being prepared in the kitchen.

Shared meals

Real food in the kitchen, often chopped, cooked, and eaten together.

Someone making a lamp with others nearby at the lodge.

A small group

A handful of people making things in the same house, not a crowd.

Shared living space at the lodge.

Time and space

Room to think, work, and talk without a schedule.

What it is not

  • not a workshop
  • not a conference
  • not a typical offsite
  • no schedule you have to follow

If you are in the middle of something and stepping out for a few days might help, that is usually enough.

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