TechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenNo showto asessionProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Not enoughparticipantssign up"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"I think weshould doX instead"Researchis plannedbut notexecutedParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionAt leastonedeadlineis missedThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicResearchweek getspostponed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Requirementschange mid-projectNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationParticipantgets off-topicSomeoneinterruptsthesessionCan't payanyonefor theirtimePrototypelink showshintsTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenNo showto asessionProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Not enoughparticipantssign up"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"I think weshould doX instead"Researchis plannedbut notexecutedParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionAt leastonedeadlineis missedThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicResearchweek getspostponed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Requirementschange mid-projectNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationParticipantgets off-topicSomeoneinterruptsthesessionCan't payanyonefor theirtimePrototypelink showshintsTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemInterviewwithcustomergoes overtime

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