SCAMPER

SCAMPER is another Ideas Generation technique created by Michael Mikalo in his book "Thinkertoys"

S – SUBSTITUTE ( PARTS, PEOPLE, IDEAS, MATERIALS OR COMPONENTS)

C – COMBINE (MIX, COMBINE, USE OTHER SERVICES OR METHODS)

A – ADAPT – ALTER, CHANGE FUNCTION, USE PART OF ANOTHER THING

M – MODIFY – INCREASE, REDUCE, CHANGE SHAPE, COLOUR ETC.

P – PUT TO ANOTHER USE

E – ELIMINATE – REMOVE ELEMENTS, SIMPLIFY,

R - REVERSE  - TURN INSIDE OUT, UPSIDE DOWN ETC. E.G. TYRES