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SCAMPER Worksheet

Use: Week 5. When your open sprint slows down, answer each prompt to force a fresh idea. Write your problem first, then push one new idea per row.

My problem:

SubstituteWhat part could be swapped for something else (material, shape, place)?
CombineWhat two things could be merged into one?
AdaptWhat works elsewhere that you could borrow?
ModifyWhat could be made bigger, smaller, or a different shape?
Put to another useWhat else could this do, or who else could use it?
EliminateWhat could you remove entirely and still solve the problem?
ReverseWhat if you did it backwards, or in the opposite order?

Add any promising rows to your idea board before you select your top three.

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