think-scamperlisted

<!-- thinking-framework-skills | https://github.com/product-on-purpose/thinking-framework-skills | Apache-2.0 --> # SCAMPER People and models fixate on the first few obvious variations of an idea. SCAMPER counters that by running an existing idea, product, or process through seven transformation prompts, each forcing a different kind of change: Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify (magnify or minify), Put to other use, Eliminate, Reverse. It is a later-stage method: it transforms a seed that already exists, it is not a blank-page generator. The output is an **expansion sheet** that ends in a shortlist of the most promising variations, not an undifferentiated pile of ideas. ## When to Use - A seed idea, product, feature, or process already exists and needs to be pushed past the obvious. - Late-stage ideation, or loosening a stuck or merely incremental option set. - After the problem is framed and before converging on a choice. ## When NOT to Use - Blank page. With no seed to transform, there is nothing to operate on; reframe first or use a different generator. - When the problem needs reframing, not more options (use problem restatement). - When you need to converge and decide (use a decision skill); this diverges. - If the result would be volume without selection. The shortlist step is mandatory. ## Instructions When asked to run SCAMPER, follow these steps: 1. **State the seed.** Name the existing idea, product, or process being transformed, in one sentence. 2. **Run t