SCAMPER is a thinking technique that allows for the generation of ideas by considering ways that might improve and change existing products or services. SCAMPER is a mnemonic that stands for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate and Reverse. Each of the SCAMPER words has a set of questions associated with it that you can answer in order to develop ideas.

1. Pick ONE existing product. For this assignment, the product should be tangible. It should not be an idea, a process, an app, etc. It should be something that you can physically touch.

2. In a paper, identify what product you have selected. Apply the scamper technique to this product by writing out each of the words in the mnemonic, followed by at least one answer to the representative question. Upload to the submission link.

3. You should now have 7 new ideas for a redesign, new use, or new product. Select your favorite new idea and tell us a little about it.

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Substitute: What materials or resources can you substitute in order to improve the product? Or, can this product be used somewhere else or in a different way?

Combine: What could you combine in order to maximize the uses of the products? Or, how can you combine this product with another one in order to create something new and possibly even better?

Adaption: What else is like this product? What other context could this product be put into?

Modify: What could you add to modify this product? How could you change the shape or look of the product in order to improve it?

Put to Another Use: How could this product be used differently or by different people in a new setting?

Eliminate: What can be removed from the existing product to maximize its effectiveness and efficiency?

Reversal: What could you reverse or swap in this product? Are you able to use the product in the exact opposite manner than which it was intended?