Heard aterm andGoogled itquicklyHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Assumedanotherteammember hadit coveredHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamSaid"Let'scircleback"You justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Missed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Gotlooped intoo lateAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersReceivedfeedbackway toolateSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Realized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Assumedanotherteammember hadit coveredHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamSaid"Let'scircleback"You justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Missed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Gotlooped intoo lateAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersReceivedfeedbackway toolateSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"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. Heard a term and Googled it quickly
  2. Heard "I've always done it this way"
  3. Assumed another team member had it covered
  4. Had to re-explain team's priorities... again
  5. A decision changed and no one told the team
  6. Said "Let's circle back"
  7. You just smiled and nodded during jargon
  8. Thought "Why are we doing this again?"
  9. A meeting that could've been a Teams message/email
  10. A doc with 7+ versions with unclear changes
  11. Your request got stuck in a black hole
  12. Teams message chain descents into chaos
  13. Tagged in a doc you didn't know existed
  14. Saw a beautiful slide deck... no idea what it meant
  15. Someone said "it's just a quick fix" (it wasn't)
  16. Missed a deadline but didn't tell anyone
  17. Said "That's not in our scope"
  18. Got looped in too late
  19. Asked a question and got three different answers
  20. Received feedback way too late
  21. Someone used an acronym and you have know idea what they're talking about
  22. Became the unofficial translator between teams
  23. Had to schedule a "meeting to align on meetings"
  24. Realized two team members were doing the same thing