Researchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeNo showto asessionThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicRequirementschange mid-projectProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthem"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationAt leastonedeadlineis missed"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)SomeoneinterruptsthesessionParticipantgets off-topicTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessions"I think weshould doX instead"Not enoughparticipantssign upResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Can't payanyonefor theirtimeProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsession"Well Icouldhave toldyou that""This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Interviewwithcustomergoes overtimeResearchweek getspostponedPrototypelink showshintsResearchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeNo showto asessionThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicRequirementschange mid-projectProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthem"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationAt leastonedeadlineis missed"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)SomeoneinterruptsthesessionParticipantgets off-topicTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessions"I think weshould doX instead"Not enoughparticipantssign upResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Can't payanyonefor theirtimeProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsession"Well Icouldhave toldyou that""This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Interviewwithcustomergoes overtimeResearchweek getspostponedPrototypelink showshints

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