Had to re-explainteam'spriorities...againRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingGotlooped intoo lateSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Said"That'snot in ourscope"Assumedanotherteammember hadit coveredTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Said"Let'scircleback"Became theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Receivedfeedbackway toolateA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingGotlooped intoo lateSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Said"That'snot in ourscope"Assumedanotherteammember hadit coveredTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Said"Let'scircleback"Became theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Receivedfeedbackway toolateA decisionchanged andno one toldthe team

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