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Source: The Innovator's Toolkit, SCAMPER (Technique 17)

SCAMPER Worksheet
Think about substituting part of your product/service or process for something else. By looking for something to substitute,
you can often come up with new ideas.

Typical questions: What can I substitute to make an improvement? What if I swap this for that and see what happens? How
can I substitute the place, time, materials or people?
S Substitute

Answer:

Think about combining two or more parts of your problem to create a different product/process or to enhance synergy.

Typical questions: What materials, features, processes, people, products or components can I combine? Where can I build
synergy?
C Combine

Answer:

Think about which parts of the product/service or process could be adapted to remove the problem, or think how you could
change the nature of the product/process.

Typical questions: What part of the product could I change? And in exchange for what? What if I were to change the
characteristics of a component?
A Adapt

Answer:

Think about changing part or all of the current solution to distort it in an unusual way. By forcing yourself to come up with new
ways of working, you are often prompted into an alternative product, service or process.

Typical questions: What happens if I warp or exaggerate a feature or component? What will happen if I modify the process in
some way?

M Modify
Answer:

Think of how you might be able to put your current solution to other purposes, or think of what you could reuse from
somewhere to solve your innovation problem. You might think of another way of to meet your Job To Be Done or find another
market for your product.

Typical questions: What other market could I use this product in? Who or what else might be able to use it?
Put to other
P purposes

Answer:

Think of what might happen if you eliminated various parts of the product/process/problem, and consider what you might do
in that situation. This often leads you to consider different ways of tackling the problem.

Typical questions: What would happen if I removed a component or part of it? How else would I achieve the solution without
the normal way of doing it?
E Eliminate

Answer:

Think of what you would do if part of your problem/product/process worked in reverse or done in a different order. What
would you do if you had to do it in reverse?

Typical questions: What if I did it the other way round? What if I reverse the order it is done or the way it is used? How would
I achieve the opposite effect?
R Reverse

Answer:

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