Saw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaid"That'snot in ourscope"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingSaid"Let'scircleback"A decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeReceivedfeedbackway toolateA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Heard aterm andGoogled itquicklyGotlooped intoo lateHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Teamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Asked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Saw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSaid"That'snot in ourscope"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingSaid"Let'scircleback"A decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeReceivedfeedbackway toolateA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Heard aterm andGoogled itquicklyGotlooped intoo lateHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Teamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Asked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"

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