"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Product teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeRequirementschange mid-project"I think weshould doX instead"Can't payanyonefor theirtimeParticipantgets off-topicSomeoneinterruptsthesessionResearchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineResearchweek getspostponedA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)The participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicNot enoughparticipantssign upParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsession"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentation"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Research ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)TechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypePrototypelink showshintsSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentAt leastonedeadlineis missedNo showto asession"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Product teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeRequirementschange mid-project"I think weshould doX instead"Can't payanyonefor theirtimeParticipantgets off-topicSomeoneinterruptsthesessionResearchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesResearchis cut tomeet adeadlineResearchweek getspostponedA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)The participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicNot enoughparticipantssign upParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsession"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentation"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Research ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)TechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypePrototypelink showshintsSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentAt leastonedeadlineis missedNo showto asession

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