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DISCOVER SCAMPER

A Collection of Resources for the Brainstorming Tool SCAMPER

When you brainstorm to solve problems and find solutions, ask questions and generate ideas. 

Alex Osborn popularized the brainstorming method and Bob Eberle is credited for organizing the questions into SCAMPER. 

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What if we turn the ketchup upside down?

 With SCAMPER, you ask seven types of questions to help you innovate and improve products and services. 

Ask questions with  SCAMPER:

  • Substitute

  • Combine

  • Adapt

  • Modify (also Magnify and Minify)

  • Put to another use

  • Eliminate

  • Reverse (or Rearrange) 

Explore SCAMPER video explainers, the Miro app, questions and "how-to" links, and advice for effective brainstorming collaboration.

Turn the Ketchup Bottle Upside DownStep Back Leadership Consulting YouTube
Practice Small Questions Of Innovation  When I was a kid, the glass Heinz 57 ketchup bottles were on every table in almost every restaurant you walked into. It was always such a pain to get the ketchup to come out of the bottle. So, everybody had their own theory on how to do it best. Some subscribed to the “shake the bottle like mad” theory. Others went with the “smack the bottom of the bottle” style. Many believed there...

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Amanda Graham introduces SCAMPER

SCAMPER Creative Thinking TechniqueAmanda Graham YouTube

Amanda Graham's SCAMPER "How To"

SCAMPER - a how to use it application...Amanda Graham YouTube

How to Generate Ideas with the SCAMPER Technique

Michael Masters YouTube

Brainstorming: Scamper

Learn Engineering Design YouTube

How can SCAMPER help build & shape ideas?
FutureLearn YouTube

Access SCAMPER Primers: Tips, Tools, Examples

What

The SCAMPER Technique for Creative Problem SolvingIntroducing the SCAMPER Technique for Creative Problem Solving In a world that is constantly evolving, the ability to think creatively and solve problems
SCAMPER - The Decision LabSCAMPER is a tool that can be used to garner effective creative thinking.
Scamper : Tool for innovation!

50 SCAMPER Questions | SmartStorming

Day 25 — Creativity Series 1/7: “SCAMPER”Ever wonder how other people or companies came up with innovative ideas? Ever feel that sitting in “brainstorming” session, spending a…

Where and When

SCAMPER Technique Examples and ApplicationsThe SCAMPER Technique is an exploration tool to explore the different alternations of the system to provide solutions.
Unbounding Creativity: Mastering Innovation with the SCAMPER ExamplesDiscover how the SCAMPER technique revolutionizes creative thinking. Dive into three real-world examples, including McDonald's, to witness its transformative power. Elevate your innovation game with Boardmix's SCAMPER tool.
541 – SCAMPER – Business Idea Creation Made SimpleThe SCAMPER method can completely change the way you approach new product ideas in your business.

How

Learn How to Use the Best Ideation Methods: SCAMPERThe SCAMPER method helps you generate ideas for new products and services by encouraging you to ask seven different types of questions, which will help you understand how you can innovate and improve...
SCAMPER – how to generate practical improvements to productivity and processes
How To SCAMPER Your Way To Innovation And Creativity - LEADx
Scamper: How to Use the Best Ideation Methods

SCAMPER Tool Highlight

Access SCAMPER from Miro as an app, as a browser extension, in MS Teams and Zoom

S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Template & Example for Teams | MiroUse our free S.C.A.M.P.E.R. brainstorming template to break through to new ways of thinking with 7 simple questions.
How to Start Collaboration with MiroEverything you need to know to collaborate efficiently in Miro. Helpful articles, how-to guides, GIFs, and more.
20 Brainstorming Techniques for Generating Better Ideas | MiroWondering what brainstorming techniques, methods, or activities work for online (and offline) brainstorms? Check out 20 of our favorites.
SCAMPER diagram from MIRO.com has colourful squares in groups for the seven modifiers.

SCAMPER diagram from miro.com 

Offline SCAMPER Tools

Designorate SCAMPER Template - Fillable PDF

SCAMPER Template 2 (expanded) - Google Docs 

Osborn´s Checklist - Effective teamwork tools - Manual ThinkingThe Osborn´s Checklist is a thorough idea creation method that parts from an existing product or service. Put it into practice with Manual Thinking!

How to Encourage Collaborative Brainstorming

What is Brainstorming?What is Brainstorming? Brainstorming is a method design teams use to generate ideas to solve clearly defined design problems. In controlled conditions and a free-thinking environment,...
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