"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Product teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemAt leastonedeadlineis missedResearchis plannedbut notexecutedInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo showto asessionThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"I think weshould doX instead"TechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Participantgets off-topicTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeResearchweek getspostponedCan't payanyonefor theirtimeSomeoneinterruptsthesessionPrototypelink showshintsResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineRequirementschange mid-projectParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionNot enoughparticipantssign up"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Product teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemAt leastonedeadlineis missedResearchis plannedbut notexecutedInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo showto asessionThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)"I think weshould doX instead"TechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sent"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Participantgets off-topicTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeResearchweek getspostponedCan't payanyonefor theirtimeSomeoneinterruptsthesessionPrototypelink showshintsResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineRequirementschange mid-projectParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionNot enoughparticipantssign up

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