Requirementschange mid-projectResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicPrototypelink showshints"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)TechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Researchweek getspostponedProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthem"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"At leastonedeadlineis missed"I think weshould doX instead"Researchis cut tomeet adeadlineCan't payanyonefor theirtimeParticipantgets off-topicProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentation"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeNo showto asessionTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenResearchis plannedbut notexecutedNot enoughparticipantssign up"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Someone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentSomeoneinterruptsthesessionSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsRequirementschange mid-projectResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicPrototypelink showshints"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)TechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Researchweek getspostponedProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthem"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"At leastonedeadlineis missed"I think weshould doX instead"Researchis cut tomeet adeadlineCan't payanyonefor theirtimeParticipantgets off-topicProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentation"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeNo showto asessionTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenResearchis plannedbut notexecutedNot enoughparticipantssign up"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Someone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentSomeoneinterruptsthesessionSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessions

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