Someone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeReceivedfeedbackway toolateYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonGotlooped intoo lateAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Said"Let'scircleback"Heard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"A doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Said"That'snot in ourscope"Missed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Assumedanotherteammember hadit coveredA meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeReceivedfeedbackway toolateYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonGotlooped intoo lateAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Said"Let'scircleback"Heard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"A doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Said"That'snot in ourscope"Missed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Assumedanotherteammember hadit coveredA meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/email

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