SCAMPER Design Thinking Tool: ideation made easier.

SCAMPER is a design thinking method originally developed by Alex Faickney Osborn and Bob Eberle. I utilized Ministry Incubators brand guidelines and design system to design this custom SCAMPER tool. The tactile nature of the paper, the way the folded cross opens step-by-step, and the visual examples given all help the user better connect with the prompts and feel safe to let their imagination explore. 

the square cover of the SCAMPER design thinking tool. It is dark gray with three blue circles on it and reads “SCAMPER” in bright yellow, slab serif type.

Substitute comes up with another topic that is equivalent to the present topics.

Combine adds information to the original topic.

Adapt identifies ways to construct the topic in a more flexible and adjusted material.

Modify creatively changes the topic or makes a feature/idea bigger or smaller.

Put-to-Another-Use identifies the possible scenarios and situations where this topic can be used.

Eliminate removes ideas or elements from the topic that are not valuable.

Rearrange, Reverse evolves a new concept from the original concept.