Very Bad Wizards

26/06/2020

Hey there Facebook wizards!

We just launched something new. A blog! We called it Alchemy.

Going to be writing more on design, technology and building a calm & predictable business.

Do check it out!

An introduction to Alchemy, who the Very Bad Wizards are and what we are here to do for the thinkers and doers of the creator economy.

20/05/2020

How many tries do you guys think it took us to get this?

And yes, it says "FIRT"

https://www.facebook.com/2075645505878453/videos/1278116659005290/

05/05/2020

Three cheers for the Good Life Accelerator for enabling executives to gain new insights like this. ⚡
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That's two growth discovery sprints done. 4 more to go! 🧙
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Learn more about how we are enabling sustainable businesses to stay good in business at goodlifex.com

02/05/2020

Do you know what the definition of insanity is?

Right now as the world sits we've realised that the normal way of doing things isn't going to work in the future.

The virus has forced us to look at different ways to be creative with the way we feed our families, how we keep our businesses alive and generally being entertained within the confinements of the 4 walls in our homes.

We see some making extraordinary strides when the situation arose, they adapted to pivoting their businesses seemingly overnight catering to those who need food and immediate entertainment.

There are so many more who are stagnating because their way of doing things isn't fitting in this new world.

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result.

For those who are struggling to break the cycle, we can guide you.

https://verybadwizards.io/

25/04/2020

It’s simple. Bad companies are destroyed by a crisis. Good companies survive them & great companies are improved by them.

If you’re trying to navigate your business during this time and are in search of solutions to diversify, then this is for you!

We've partnered with the good folks at Glx_hub to bring you 6 Growth Discovery Sprints to come up with solutions in a collaborative environment.

The first one will be starting on 30th April to 1st May (2-day WORKshop).

It'll be about “The Conscious Consumer” - Addressing the challenge of how we create better standards for conscious consumption during and after the COVID19 crisis.

You can sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdIe1Lxd6DLkybl62LyO_LWgwA7V6hTMhJzctI5WqRZUybXxQ/viewform

Apply today for our free online sprints-series 'Growth Discovery', starting on 30. April -limited spaces: https://www.goodlifex.com/stay-good

As part of our GLX response program 'STAY GOOD in business', we will host six design sprints in partnership with Very Bad Wizards - to foster meaningful collaborations & design a customer-solution for each of the companies taking part. Let`s explore new ways for founders to work together and to produce creative solutions in a collaborative community!

The goal is to identify, align on and pick the most important challenges for your business, reframe these challenges and map out innovative solutions and most importantly: develop a clear plan to execute new ideas.

Starting our first session on 30th of April - 1st of May, each sprint will be 2 days long (9am - 5pm each day) with 6-8 companies taking part in each session.
There will be a total of 6 sprints hosted, each addressing a different topic, that we believe, are absolutely necessary key areas to be addressed in today’s economy.
Below areas describe the process of each sprint:

1. Session: 30.04.-01.05.2020
“The Conscious Consumer” - How do we create better standards for conscious consumption during and after the crisis?

2. Session: 04.-05.05.2020
“The Good Demand Driver” – How do we create products that are demand-driven and how do we foster product diversification?

3. Session: 07.-08.05.2020
“Guerilla Marketing for Good” How do we create alternative marketing methods by creatively working around the pandemic’s limitations?

4. Session: 11.-12.05.2020
”Change the Conversation” – How do we re-frame green, ethical and sustainable products or services which are traditionally seen as “non- essentials” and turn them into absolutely essentials?

5. Session: 14.-15.05.2020
“Peer Logistics for Good” – How do we work together to reduce, eliminate or work around the transport and movement restrictions?

6. Session: 18.-19.05.2020
“Peer Operations for Good” – How do we come together to reduce and eliminate operational challenges during the pandemic?

At the end of each sprint, you will have a tangible idea to help diversify or pool your resources to recover from & even prosper during the pandemic with clear roles & alignment.
The first online sprint will start on the 30th of April - so make sure to be the first to register on the ‘stay good in business’ website!

22/02/2020

Check out how we designed and executed the Product Hunters & Bad Wizards meetup!

When the Product Hunt team put a tweet out calling for hosts in cities to host their Global Meetup we jumped at the opportunity.

08/02/2020

Before there was Very Bad Wizards, there was a client and a back office that was rented out for a couple of hours in boralasgamuwa.
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We started off validating our business by running the process and absolutely loving it thereafter.
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A year in we've helped companies and individuals use the principles of the Sprint in all levels of their business operations to make better decisions, faster 👏
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We can't wait to share more Sprint stories with you 🧙‍♂️❤️
@ Colombo, Sri Lanka

05/02/2020

Tired of hearing about Design Thinking, learning about Design Thinking or talking about Design Thinking and never being able to practice it? Understand it? Or worse, trying it out and not seeing the “innovation” promised by it? 😥
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We have been there, and with the help of Product & Service Design agency Very Bad Wizards, we’ve put together a workshop to learn the art of practising Design Thinking. 💪
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The key take away; a Design Thinking tool-kit that you can take away and apply the very next day at your very next meeting and see immediate results! 👀
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Who is this for? If you’re in a leadership role in any department with pressure or need to innovate, change the “business as usual” way of working of your team or gain momentum on endless projects, this is for you. Prior knowledge of Design Thinking is not necessary.
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Come join us at Hatch, on Tuesday the 11th of February from 6-9 pm.
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Investment - Rs. 1,000 /-
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Click here http://bit.ly/31hXGK4 to register now. Limited to a few seats for a hands-on workshop experience. 🧙🙌

31/01/2020

A couple of days ago we wrapped our first-ever Product Hunt community meetup! 🐱
A round of thank-q's 😊:
To those who attended: Thank you for bringing your diverse expertise and experience into the event to help build a stronger maker community! The constructive engagement during the workshop brought out the most important challenges we should be focusing on & some great solutions. We hope you enjoyed the maker demo's as much as we did as well!
To the makers: .de, , your ability to present the subject of 'making' in the format that we challenged you on, showed us why you guys stand where you do right now. Thank you for giving us a truly memorable story. Special shout out to for coming out and talking to the community about their experience on becoming the #1 voted product on Product Hunt just the day before the event. 👏
To the community partners: .works whether it was event coverage, helping us with the space or financial support we owe it to you guys for enabling us to make it as good it was. THANK YOU! ❤️
To the event hosts: , .de, you guys really came through on this one! Super grateful for the effort that was put into the event and the exemplary action towards building a community of creators 💪
The entire album is available on here -> http://bit.ly/38WJ71e

31/01/2020

23/01/2020

When we ran a mini-sprint with .de and the key challenges was 'How might we curate the event in a way where we engage the maker community deeply in a subject?' 🤔
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Our long term goal for these meetups is to gather people with growth mindsets (engineers, designers & product managers) to grow deeply, discover new products & showcase their work.
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The Product Hunters & Other Bad Wizards Global Meetup is our concept of a curated event to help achieve our long term goal & overcome the key challenge.
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We hope to you'll be there to be a part of it! ❤️ The link is in the bio to RSVP.
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20/01/2020

ANNOUNCEMENT! We're lighting the beacons 🕯 (yes, that's a LotR reference) and calling all from the tribes of Product Management to Design & Engineering.
The lines could be blurry here in our little island of Sri Lanka, so it doesn't matter if you're a hot-shot Founder or a big-shot Executive, some kind of UX ninja or an award winning Product Designer, a sturdy Tech-lead or one man Full Stack Legolas. We want you. 🤝
If you have a growth mind-set to dive into topics, keen to help move the local community forward through a global brand (Product Hunt) and appreciate a carefully curated & thoughtfully designed meetup, this is for you. 🧠
Come join as at all things Startup, Hatch, in a casual setting but some serious Product Hunting & Bad Wizardry business. 🧙‍♀️
Your Investment - Rs. 500 (Price of a cup of coffee from a not so fancy coffee shop in Colombo)
Link is in the BIO to RSVP (Limited to 40 seats only!)