Confused about the Scamper Technique? Here’s how to apply it
Have you heard about the Scamper Technique before but are confused about what it is and why it’s useful? The Scamper Technique is one of the easiest and most straightforward techniques that you can start using today to increase your team’s creative thinking, products and ways of working.
The Scamper Technique is a fantastic brainstorming method. I use it with my team whenever we’re trying to find something new, different, innovative and creative. Essentially, the Scamper Technique is an acronym. Here is what each letter stands for:
S – Substitute
C – Combine
A – Adapt
M – Modify
P – Put to another use
E – Eliminate
R – Reverse
So, what do each of these really mean?
Substitute
The first word in the acronym describes a trial and error method. You can look at this from either a product perspective or a process perspective. Think: Is there anything we can substitute within our process to make it better?
Combine
This means to merge two ideas into one. If you’re looking at it from a product perspective, can you take two different products and combine them into one better one? Or, from a process perspective, can you take two different ways of working and combine them into one process?
Adapt, Modify, Put to Another Use, Eliminate, Reverse
While I want to explain all these other meanings right here and now, I want to tell you that I’ve already done so in a video format complete with examples of how each of these can be applied. So please, don’t walk away before learning all you need to know about the Scamper Technique to effectively use it. If this, so far, sounds like something that would be helpful for you and those you work with, please take a few minutes to learn the rest of what you need to know by joining me over on YouTube so we can go through it. See you there!
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-Adriana
