No showto asession"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Participantgets off-topicProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemNot enoughparticipantssign upCan't payanyonefor theirtimeResearchweek getspostponedInterviewwithcustomergoes overtime"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"SomeoneinterruptsthesessionTechnicaldifficultieswithprototype"I think weshould doX instead"Research ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Prototypelink showshints"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionRequirementschange mid-projectResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeAt leastonedeadlineis missed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Productteam doesn'trespond tomessagesSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentResearchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsNo showto asession"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Participantgets off-topicProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemNot enoughparticipantssign upCan't payanyonefor theirtimeResearchweek getspostponedInterviewwithcustomergoes overtime"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"SomeoneinterruptsthesessionTechnicaldifficultieswithprototype"I think weshould doX instead"Research ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Prototypelink showshints"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionRequirementschange mid-projectResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeAt leastonedeadlineis missed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Productteam doesn'trespond tomessagesSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentResearchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessions

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