Someone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Teamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Thought"Why arewe doingthis again?"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailSaid"Let'scircleback"Had toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"A decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Gotlooped intoo lateMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsReceivedfeedbackway toolateSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswersSomeone usedan acronymand you haveknow idea whatthey're talkingaboutHeard aterm andGoogled itquicklyHad to re-explainteam'spriorities...againYou justsmiled andnoddedduring jargonSaid"That'snot in ourscope"Teamsmessagechaindescentsinto chaosHeard "I'vealwaysdone it thisway"Thought"Why arewe doingthis again?"A meeting thatcould've beena Teamsmessage/emailSaid"Let'scircleback"Had toschedule a"meeting toalign onmeetings"A decisionchanged andno one toldthe teamYourrequest gotstuck in ablack holeTagged ina doc youdidn't knowexistedA doc with7+ versionswith unclearchangesAssumedanotherteammember hadit coveredSomeonesaid "it's justa quick fix"(it wasn't)Gotlooped intoo lateMissed adeadlinebut didn'ttell anyoneRealized twoteam memberswere doing thesame thingBecame theunofficialtranslatorbetweenteamsReceivedfeedbackway toolateSaw abeautifulslide deck...no idea whatit meantAsked aquestion andgot threedifferentanswers

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