Had toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Said"Let'scircleback"Yourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeSaid"That'snot in ourscope"You justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Receivedfeedbackway toolateRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklySomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Gotlooped intoo lateHad toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"Said"Let'scircleback"Yourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeSaid"That'snot in ourscope"You justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonTeamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Receivedfeedbackway toolateRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklySomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantA decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailThought"Why arewe doingthis again?"Gotlooped intoo late

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