Prototypelink showshintsProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemInterviewwithcustomergoes overtime"I think weshould doX instead"SomeoneinterruptsthesessionParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesAt leastonedeadlineis missed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Researchis plannedbut notexecutedCan't payanyonefor theirtimeTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeNo showto asessionNot enoughparticipantssign upThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Requirementschange mid-projectTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Participantgets off-topicResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchweek getspostponedPrototypelink showshintsProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemInterviewwithcustomergoes overtime"I think weshould doX instead"SomeoneinterruptsthesessionParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesAt leastonedeadlineis missed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Researchis plannedbut notexecutedCan't payanyonefor theirtimeTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeNo showto asessionNot enoughparticipantssign upThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Requirementschange mid-projectTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Participantgets off-topicResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchweek getspostponed

If I had a dollar for every time my research went sideways, I’d be a millionaire by now... - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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. O-Prototype link shows hints
  2. G-Product team misunderstands what research is / can do for them
  3. B-Interview with customer goes over time
  4. O-"I think we should do X instead"
  5. B-Someone interrupts the session
  6. N-Participant bring whole team to their session
  7. B-No one reviewed the findings report / presentation
  8. O-Product team doesn't respond to messages
  9. O-At least one deadline is missed
  10. N-"This is great" (but nothing gets done)
  11. I-Research is planned but not executed
  12. I-Can't pay anyone for their time
  13. I-Technical difficulties with prototype
  14. N-No show to a session
  15. B-Not enough participants sign up
  16. B-The participant turns out to not have relevant experience to the research topic
  17. I-Research is cut to meet a deadline
  18. G-Someone tries to sign up by responding to your rec email instead of using the sign up form you sent
  19. G-"Well I could have told you that"
  20. B-Requirements change mid-project
  21. O-Technical difficulties sharing screen
  22. I-Someone changes the prototype between sessions
  23. G-Joins session by phone (you need to share your screen!)
  24. O-"Oh, we never researched that" (but we did)
  25. I-"I knew that, but glad to get it validated"
  26. G-Participant gets off-topic
  27. N-Research is mentioned to an audience (but no actual researcher's name is said)
  28. N-A participant shows up without a shirt or says something strange
  29. G-Research week gets postponed