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Monday, 14 June 2010 14:11

Practical Innovation Technique

By David McGiverin

SCAMPER Technique

SCAMPER, also known as Osborn's list, is a series of questions that can be used individually or in a group setting to help generate new ideas for various situations or concerns. SCAMPER can also be used in a fictional scenario to help stimulate new product, process and capability innovation. Below is a simple outline of the technique to guide your efforts.
Use to create or redesign a:
  • Product
  • Process
  • Machine
  • Production Line
  • Capability
  • (Insert Your Concern Here)


Guide:

S Substitute What can we substitute? How would we substitute it? What would be the effect if we substituted
C Combine Can this be combined with something else? How would we combine it? What would be the effect if we combined it?
A Adapt What other concepts can we adapt? How well would we adapt? What would change if we made the adaption?
M Modify What could be modified? How would we make the modification? What effects would the modification have?
P Put to new use What ways could we put this to new use? How would we put this to new use? What would be the outcome of the new use?
E Eliminate Can we eliminate or reduce it? How would we go about eliminating it? What would change if we eliminated it?
R Reverse
What can be reversed?
Can we reverse it?
 How would we make the reversal? What would happen if we reversed it?
 

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