Said"Let'scircleback"Saw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Heard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Thought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Receivedfeedbackway toolateSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againGotlooped intoo lateHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Became theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedSaid"Let'scircleback"Saw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Heard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Thought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Receivedfeedbackway toolateSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againGotlooped intoo lateHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Became theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexisted

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