ABSTRACT

SCAMPER is a tool that helps people generate ideas for new products and services by encouraging them to think about how you could improve existing ones by using each of the seven words that SCAMPER stands for, and applying it to the new product or service in order to generate additional new ideas. SCAMPER is a mnemonic that stands for:

Definition ........................................................................................................193 User ..................................................................................................................194 Often Used in the Following Phases of the Innovative Process ...............194 Tool Activity by Phase ...................................................................................194 How to Use the Tool .......................................................................................195