Had astakeholdersay 'I justdon’t like it'Your designwasmisinterpretedUsedresearch tosupport yourdecisionHad toexplain adesign to anon-designerMade alast-minutedesignchangeAdeveloperchangedyour designHeard 'Justmake it looklike [anotherproduct]'Had toexplain whywhite spaceisn’t 'empty'Had todefend aUXdecisionAstakeholderrequested anunnecessaryfeatureHad troubleexplaining adecision to astakeholderConducteduser testingthat changedyour mindCreatedmultipleversions toplease differentstakeholdersGot feedbackthat conflictedwith anotherstakeholder’srequestGot vaguefeedbacklike 'Makeit pop'Presenteda designbut gotpushbackNegotiatedacompromiseon a designChangeda designbased onfeedbackUsed ametaphorto explaina conceptA designwas rejectedwithout aclear reasonHad to provea smalldesignchange madea big impactStruggledwith naminga button orfeatureHad tobalancebusinessand userneedsUsed datato justify adecisionHad astakeholdersay 'I justdon’t like it'Your designwasmisinterpretedUsedresearch tosupport yourdecisionHad toexplain adesign to anon-designerMade alast-minutedesignchangeAdeveloperchangedyour designHeard 'Justmake it looklike [anotherproduct]'Had toexplain whywhite spaceisn’t 'empty'Had todefend aUXdecisionAstakeholderrequested anunnecessaryfeatureHad troubleexplaining adecision to astakeholderConducteduser testingthat changedyour mindCreatedmultipleversions toplease differentstakeholdersGot feedbackthat conflictedwith anotherstakeholder’srequestGot vaguefeedbacklike 'Makeit pop'Presenteda designbut gotpushbackNegotiatedacompromiseon a designChangeda designbased onfeedbackUsed ametaphorto explaina conceptA designwas rejectedwithout aclear reasonHad to provea smalldesignchange madea big impactStruggledwith naminga button orfeatureHad tobalancebusinessand userneedsUsed datato justify adecision

Design Decision Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Had a stakeholder say 'I just don’t like it'
  2. Your design was misinterpreted
  3. Used research to support your decision
  4. Had to explain a design to a non-designer
  5. Made a last-minute design change
  6. A developer changed your design
  7. Heard 'Just make it look like [another product]'
  8. Had to explain why white space isn’t 'empty'
  9. Had to defend a UX decision
  10. A stakeholder requested an unnecessary feature
  11. Had trouble explaining a decision to a stakeholder
  12. Conducted user testing that changed your mind
  13. Created multiple versions to please different stakeholders
  14. Got feedback that conflicted with another stakeholder’s request
  15. Got vague feedback like 'Make it pop'
  16. Presented a design but got pushback
  17. Negotiated a compromise on a design
  18. Changed a design based on feedback
  19. Used a metaphor to explain a concept
  20. A design was rejected without a clear reason
  21. Had to prove a small design change made a big impact
  22. Struggled with naming a button or feature
  23. Had to balance business and user needs
  24. Used data to justify a decision