SCAMPER, modify this concept, improve this idea, systematic improvement. Systematically explore modifications via 7 lenses: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other use, Eliminate, Reverse.
Scanned 5/27/2026
Install via CLI
openskills install radesjardins/RAD-Claude-Skills---
name: scamper
description: >
SCAMPER, modify this concept, improve this idea, systematic improvement. Systematically
explore modifications via 7 lenses: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other
use, Eliminate, Reverse.
argument-hint: "[concept, product, or process to SCAMPER]"
---
Apply the SCAMPER brainstorming technique to: **$ARGUMENTS**
Load `references/methodology-catalog.md` for the detailed SCAMPER process.
Work through each SCAMPER lens systematically, one at a time:
1. **Substitute** — What elements could be replaced? What alternative materials, people, processes, or approaches could be used?
2. **Combine** — What could be merged? What ideas, features, purposes, or steps could be brought together?
3. **Adapt** — What could be tweaked or borrowed from elsewhere? How could this be adjusted for a different context?
4. **Modify/Magnify** — What could change in size, shape, scope, or intensity? What if it were 10x bigger? 10x smaller?
5. **Put to other use** — Who else could use this? In what unexpected contexts could this be applied?
6. **Eliminate** — What can be removed without losing core value? What is unnecessary complexity?
7. **Reverse/Rearrange** — What if the order were flipped? What if the opposite were done? What if elements were rearranged?
For each lens:
- Ask the user a targeted question
- Capture their ideas
- Build on their thinking with additional suggestions
- Move to the next lens
After all 7 lenses, summarize the most promising modifications and help the user select which to pursue.
Follow the anti-anchoring protocol from `references/facilitation-principles.md`: ask for the user's ideas on each lens BEFORE offering alternatives.
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