{"id":1409,"date":"2013-05-02T03:11:20","date_gmt":"2013-05-02T07:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/facilitativeleadership.wordpress.com\/?p=1409"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:00:47","slug":"scamper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/scamper\/","title":{"rendered":"SCAMPER is a Mnemonic Prompt for Excellent, Impromptu Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"

SCAMPER<\/span> provides a \u2018hip-pocket\u2019 tool; i.e., an unplanned method of developing appropriate questions on an impromptu basis.<\/h2>\n

With SCAMPER, you may also take raw input (i.e., first-cut ideation lists) and challenge participants to calibrate their raw input into something closer to the form of the answer being sought. Use the questions prompted by SCAMPER to stimulate more ideas quickly. For example, “How might we combine<\/span> ‘A’ and ‘B’?”<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it intuition or what you will, and the solution comes to you and you don\u2019t know how or why.\u201d<\/span><\/address>\n
\u2014 Albert Einstein<\/a><\/span><\/address>\n<\/blockquote>\n

SCAMPER Method<\/b><\/h3>\n
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SCAMPER is a Mnemonic Prompt<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

Select appropriate questions offered through the mnemonic known as SCAMPER and challenge some of the raw data or initial input to help the group build and understand additional options.<\/span><\/p>\n

SCAMPER — Similar Perspectives<\/span><\/b><\/h4>\n

In addition to SCAMPER,\u00a0consider changing perspective<\/a> to capture new ideas. For example, assign analogies of famous people, organizations, or entropic situations. Ask\u2014\u201cWhat would (insert blank from below) <\/i>do in this scenario?\u201d Or, compare and contrast results through break-out groups, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n