Someone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopic"I think weshould doX instead""This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Not enoughparticipantssign upProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemNo showto asessionRequirementschange mid-projectPrototypelink showshintsParticipantgets off-topicTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Someoneinterruptsthesession"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Technicaldifficultiessharingscreen"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineCan't payanyonefor theirtimeSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesAt leastonedeadlineis missedResearchweek getspostponed"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Researchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopic"I think weshould doX instead""This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Not enoughparticipantssign upProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemNo showto asessionRequirementschange mid-projectPrototypelink showshintsParticipantgets off-topicTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Someoneinterruptsthesession"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Technicaldifficultiessharingscreen"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineCan't payanyonefor theirtimeSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesAt leastonedeadlineis missedResearchweek getspostponed"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Researchis plannedbut notexecuted

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