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SCAMPER Method

Overview

In the SCAMPER method, ideas are modified through seven frames. Take any process you're trying to improve, and apply one of the following: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to another use, Eliminate, or Re-arrange.

i.e. McDonald's: Re-arrange — customers pay before eating, Combine — sit-down restaurant + cars = drive-thru, Eliminate — cashiers.

An effective SCAMPER session helps you think about your product in unique ways and reach conclusions that would otherwise be impossible to arrive to.

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Marty Cagan
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David Denham
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Marty Cagan
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Marty Cagan
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Marty Cagan
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Marty Cagan
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