TechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeNo showto asessionSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrange"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Researchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsResearchis cut tomeet adeadline"I think weshould doX instead"Researchweek getspostponed"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated""Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Not enoughparticipantssign upProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemCan't payanyonefor theirtimeProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesSomeoneinterruptsthesessionResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)The participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicAt leastonedeadlineis missedInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenParticipantgets off-topic"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Requirementschange mid-projectPrototypelink showshintsParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsessionTechnicaldifficultieswithprototypeNo showto asessionSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentA participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrange"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Researchis plannedbut notexecutedSomeonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsResearchis cut tomeet adeadline"I think weshould doX instead"Researchweek getspostponed"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated""Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Joins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)Not enoughparticipantssign upProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemCan't payanyonefor theirtimeProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesSomeoneinterruptsthesessionResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)The participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopicAt leastonedeadlineis missedInterviewwithcustomergoes overtimeNo onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreenParticipantgets off-topic"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)Requirementschange mid-projectPrototypelink showshintsParticipantbring wholeteam to theirsession

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.


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