Became theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"A decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosReceivedfeedbackway toolateHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneA meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersGotlooped intoo lateSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaid"Let'scircleback"You justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Thought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Said"That'snot in ourscope"Tagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Realized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"A decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosReceivedfeedbackway toolateHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneA meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersGotlooped intoo lateSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaid"Let'scircleback"You justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Thought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Said"That'snot in ourscope"Tagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Realized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thing

Collaboration Confessions 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. Became the unofficial translator between teams
  2. Saw a beautiful slide deck... no idea what it meant
  3. Heard "I've always done it this way"
  4. A decision changed and no one told the team
  5. Your request got stuck in a black hole
  6. Teams message chain descents into chaos
  7. Received feedback way too late
  8. Had to re-explain team's priorities... again
  9. Heard a term and Googled it quickly
  10. Missed a deadline but didn't tell anyone
  11. A meeting that could've been a Teams message/email
  12. Asked a question and got three different answers
  13. Got looped in too late
  14. Someone used an acronym and you have know idea what they're talking about
  15. A doc with 7+ versions with unclear changes
  16. Assumed another team member had it covered
  17. Said "Let's circle back"
  18. You just smiled and nodded during jargon
  19. Had to schedule a "meeting to align on meetings"
  20. Thought "Why are we doing this again?"
  21. Said "That's not in our scope"
  22. Tagged in a doc you didn't know existed
  23. Someone said "it's just a quick fix" (it wasn't)
  24. Realized two team members were doing the same thing