A friend introduced me to a new (to me) brainstorming concept. Alex Osborn, developed a brainstorming tecnique abbreviated as SCAMPER:
- Substitute
- Combine
- Adapt
- Magnify
- Put to other use
- Eliminate and
- Rearrange
You can download the Manual Thinking Template to start this brainstorming exercise. Below is a visual example of the brainstorming session in use.