S.C.A.M.P.E.R.
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An activity to explore your idea’s full potential.Why try S.C.A.M.P.E.R. activity?
Are you seeking a new way of working to explore ideas and help your concepts reach their full potential?
Activity Objective
By utilizing the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. prompts, you and your team can broaden your perspectives and generate creative solutions that may have been previously undiscovered. This approach encourages diverse ways of thinking about your idea, unlocking its full potential.
Templates
Number of Players
The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. activity can be done alone or in a group for any team size.
Activity Duration
60-90 minutes
Instructions
S.C.A.M.P.E.R. is a brainstorming model that stands for Substitute, Combine, Add, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, Rearrange, and Simplify.
Substitute encourages you to consider what you could replace in your idea with something else.
Combine pushes you to merge different features or elements to create something new.
Adapt challenges to brainstorm additional parts or functionalities to integrate into your idea.
Modify have you questioned how you could adjust or alter existing features?
Put to another use encourages you to think beyond the initial purpose of your idea and consider how you can use it in new ways.
Eliminate pushes you to think about what elements of your idea are unnecessary and could be removed.
Rearrange helps you consider how to reorder different aspects of your product to create a new or optimized experience for your user.
Agenda Example
Introduction & Icebreaker Question (10 min)
Overview of S.C.A.M.P.E.R. (5 min)
Brainstorming Session (30 min)
Idea Sharing and Discussion (10 min)
Idea Evaluation and Selection (5 min)
Wrap-up and Next Steps (5 min)
Learn to run a product to Maximizing Your Product Potential with the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. Brainstorming Method
Script & Talk Track
Welcome, everyone! Today, we have an exciting brainstorming activity called S.C.A.M.P.E.R. to help us explore ideas and unlock their full potential. Are you ready to unleash your creativity and think outside the box? Let's dive in!
The S.C.A.M.P.E.R. activity aims to broaden our perspectives and generate creative solutions by utilizing the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. prompts. This approach encourages us to think differently about our ideas and explore various possibilities.
Before we begin, let's familiarize ourselves with the S.C.A.M.P.E.R. prompts. Each letter represents a different approach to our ideas: Substitute, Combine, Add, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, Rearrange, and Simplify. These prompts will guide our brainstorming process and stimulate our creative thinking.
Now, it's time for the brainstorming session. We'll focus on a specific idea, concept, or problem and review each S.C.A.M.P.E.R. prompt. I'll set a time limit for each prompt and encourage you to generate as many ideas as possible.
Once we complete the brainstorming session, we'll have an opportunity to share and discuss our ideas. Remember, there are no wrong answers here. We want to explore the potential of each idea and build upon one another's suggestions.
After the discussion, we'll evaluate and select the most promising ideas. We'll consider feasibility, impact, and alignment with our initial objective.
We'll summarize the key ideas and insights generated during the activity as we wrap up. We'll also discuss potential next steps, such as refining the selected ideas or planning for implementation.
Let's get those creative juices flowing and embark on this exciting S.C.A.M.P.E.R. brainstorming journey together!