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