Overview

SCAMPER is a mnemonic device to facilitate concept generation given a set of seed concepts.  SCAMPER is an acronym for the following list of concept modifiers:

• Substitute: substitute or replace an element in a given concept with another element
• Combine: combine two elements in a given concept
• Adapt: adapt or copy an element from another concept into a given concept
• Magnify or minify: modify the size or other properties of an element in a given concept
• Put to other uses: add to the functionality of an element in a given concept
• Eliminate or elaborate: add to or remove from an element in a given concept
• Rearrange or reverse: change the pattern of elements in a given concept