You justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Tagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedSaid"Let'scircleback"A doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Had toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Someone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Gotlooped intoo lateReceivedfeedbackway toolateHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosA meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Realized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Tagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedSaid"Let'scircleback"A doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Had toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Someone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Gotlooped intoo lateReceivedfeedbackway toolateHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosA meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Realized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsYourrequest gotstuck in ablack hole

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