SCAMPER Method

Creative thinking framework for innovation and problem-solving.

The 7 Lenses

Letter	Lens	Prompt
S	Substitute	What can be replaced? Different material, person, process, component?
C	Combine	What can merge? Blend features, ideas, purposes, audiences?
A	Adapt	What else is like this? What could be copied or borrowed from elsewhere?
M	Modify	What can change? Size, shape, color, frequency, intensity, meaning?
P	Put to other uses	What else could this be used for? New contexts, audiences, problems?
E	Eliminate	What can be removed? Simplify, reduce, strip to essentials?
R	Reverse	What if opposite? Flip the order, roles, perspective, direction?