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scamper

by @neurofoo in AI & LLM
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# Description

SCAMPER creative brainstorming with seven prompts—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse. Use for innovation, product ideas, or breaking creative blocks.

# SKILL.md

name: scamper
description: SCAMPER creative brainstorming with seven prompts—Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other uses, Eliminate, Reverse. Use for innovation, product ideas, or breaking creative blocks.
user-invocable: true

SCAMPER Creative Exploration

Apply all seven SCAMPER prompts to systematically explore creative possibilities for a product, service, process, or problem.

Instructions

Work through each of the seven prompts, generating multiple ideas for each. Quantity matters—don't self-edit too early. Wild ideas often lead to practical innovations.

Output Format

Subject: [What we're SCAMPERing]
Goal: [What we're trying to achieve]

S: SUBSTITUTE

What can be replaced with something else?

Component Substitute With New Possibility
[element] [replacement] [what it enables]

C: COMBINE

What can be merged, blended, or bundled together?

Combine This With This Result
[element A] [element B] [new thing]

A: ADAPT

What can be copied, borrowed, or modified from elsewhere?

Source Idea to Adapt How to Apply
[where it's from] [the concept] [application here]

M: MODIFY / MAGNIFY / MINIMIZE

What can be changed, enlarged, or reduced?

Element Change Effect
[element] [modification] [result]

P: PUT TO OTHER USES

What else could this be used for?

Current Use New Use New Market/Context
[how it's used now] [different use] [who would want it]

E: ELIMINATE

What can be removed, omitted, or simplified?

Element to Remove Why We Think We Need It What If Gone?
[element] [assumed reason] [possibility]

R: REVERSE / REARRANGE

What can be flipped, reordered, or turned inside out?

Current State Reversed/Rearranged Possibility
[how it is now] [flipped version] [what opens up]

Idea Harvest

Top Ideas Generated

Idea From (S/C/A/M/P/E/R) Feasibility Impact
[best idea] [letter] High/Med/Low High/Med/Low

Wild Card
The craziest idea that might actually work:

[Idea]

Guidelines

  • Quantity over quality during generation
  • No idea is too wild—judge later
  • Each prompt can generate multiple ideas
  • Combining ideas from different letters often yields best results

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