TechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeResearchweek getspostponedProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemCan't payanyonefor theirtimeAt leastonedeadlineis missed"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Participantbring wholeteam to theirsession"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)The participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicResearchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeoneinterruptsthesessionNo showto asessionJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Requirementschange mid-projectTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreen"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Interviewwithcustomergoes overtimeNot enoughparticipantssign upParticipantgets off-topicResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Someonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangePrototypelink showshintsSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"I think weshould doX instead"TechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeResearchweek getspostponedProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemCan't payanyonefor theirtimeAt leastonedeadlineis missed"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Participantbring wholeteam to theirsession"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)The participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicResearchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeoneinterruptsthesessionNo showto asessionJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Requirementschange mid-projectTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreen"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Interviewwithcustomergoes overtimeNot enoughparticipantssign upParticipantgets off-topicResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Someonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangePrototypelink showshintsSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"I think weshould doX instead"

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