Can't payanyonefor theirtimeNo showto asessionResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Requirementschange mid-projectInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeSomeoneinterruptsthesessionParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionResearchweek getspostponed"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Someonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsPrototypelink showshintsResearchis cut tomeet adeadline"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Participantgets off-topicAt leastonedeadlineis missedProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis plannedbut notexecutedProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Not enoughparticipantssign upTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopic"I think weshould doX instead"Can't payanyonefor theirtimeNo showto asessionResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Requirementschange mid-projectInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeSomeoneinterruptsthesessionParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionResearchweek getspostponed"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Someonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsPrototypelink showshintsResearchis cut tomeet adeadline"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Participantgets off-topicAt leastonedeadlineis missedProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis plannedbut notexecutedProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Not enoughparticipantssign upTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopic"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-Can't pay anyone for their time
  2. N-No show to a session
  3. N-Research is mentioned to an audience (but no actual researcher's name is said)
  4. B-Requirements change mid-project
  5. B-Interview with customer goes over time
  6. B-Someone interrupts the session
  7. N-Participant bring whole team to their session
  8. G-Research week gets postponed
  9. I-"I knew that, but glad to get it validated"
  10. I-Someone changes the prototype between sessions
  11. O-Prototype link shows hints
  12. I-Research is cut to meet a deadline
  13. N-"This is great" (but nothing gets done)
  14. G-Participant gets off-topic
  15. O-At least one deadline is missed
  16. G-Product team misunderstands what research is / can do for them
  17. N-A participant shows up without a shirt or says something strange
  18. I-Research is planned but not executed
  19. O-Product team doesn't respond to messages
  20. B-No one reviewed the findings report / presentation
  21. G-Someone tries to sign up by responding to your rec email instead of using the sign up form you sent
  22. O-"Oh, we never researched that" (but we did)
  23. G-Joins session by phone (you need to share your screen!)
  24. G-"Well I could have told you that"
  25. B-Not enough participants sign up
  26. O-Technical difficulties sharing screen
  27. I-Technical difficulties with prototype
  28. B-The participant turns out to not have relevant experience to the research topic
  29. O-"I think we should do X instead"