scamper

name	scamper
description	SCAMPER creative brainstorming with seven prompts—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse. Use for innovation, product ideas, or breaking creative blocks.
user-invocable	true

SCAMPER Creative Exploration

Apply all seven SCAMPER prompts to systematically explore creative possibilities for a product, service, process, or problem.

Instructions

Work through each of the seven prompts, generating multiple ideas for each. Quantity matters—don't self-edit too early. Wild ideas often lead to practical innovations.

Output Format

Subject: [What we're SCAMPERing] Goal: [What we're trying to achieve]

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S: SUBSTITUTE

What can be replaced with something else?

Component	Substitute With	New Possibility
[element]	[replacement]	[what it enables]

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C: COMBINE

What can be merged, blended, or bundled together?

Combine This	With This	Result
[element A]	[element B]	[new thing]

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A: ADAPT

What can be copied, borrowed, or modified from elsewhere?

Source	Idea to Adapt	How to Apply