Participantgets off-topicThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopic"I think weshould doX instead"No showto asessionProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationResearchweek getspostponed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis plannedbut notexecuted"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Someonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsCan't payanyonefor theirtimeTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreen"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Researchis cut tomeet adeadlineNot enoughparticipantssign upTechnicaldifficultieswithprototype"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionAt leastonedeadlineis missedResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Interviewwithcustomergoes overtimeRequirementschange mid-projectSomeoneinterruptsthesessionSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentPrototypelink showshintsParticipantgets off-topicThe participantturns out to nothave relevantexperience tothe researchtopic"I think weshould doX instead"No showto asessionProduct teammisunderstandswhat researchis / can do forthemProductteam doesn'trespond tomessagesJoins sessionby phone(you need toshare yourscreen!)No onereviewed thefindingsreport /presentationResearchweek getspostponed"This isgreat" (butnothinggets done)A participantshows upwithout a shirtor sayssomethingstrangeResearchis plannedbut notexecuted"Oh, weneverresearchedthat" (but wedid)Someonechanges theprototypebetweensessionsCan't payanyonefor theirtimeTechnicaldifficultiessharingscreen"I knewthat, butglad to getit validated"Researchis cut tomeet adeadlineNot enoughparticipantssign upTechnicaldifficultieswithprototype"Well Icouldhave toldyou that"Participantbring wholeteam to theirsessionAt leastonedeadlineis missedResearch ismentioned toan audience(but no actualresearcher'sname is said)Interviewwithcustomergoes overtimeRequirementschange mid-projectSomeoneinterruptsthesessionSomeone tries tosign up byresponding to yourrec email insteadof using the signup form you sentPrototypelink showshints

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