Applying Creative Thinking

to Everyday Life
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10 minutes
 Lesson Objective

➔ Introduce techniques of creative thinking

➔ Stimulate creative thinking using S.C.A.M.P.E.R

What are some Kit-Kat products that
you can think of?
How did they come up with all these products?
S.C.A.M.P.E.R
A technique to spark creativity

Proposes different avenues of

thinking to help solve a
problem or to examine it in a
new light.
What is different?
 Substitute
➔ Substitute part of the product, service, or solution with another
Can I change its shape, colour,
roughness, sound or smell?

Who or what can be substituted Can we replace the process with a

without affecting the process? simpler one?

What materials or resources can What can I substitute so as to make

you substitute or swap to improve an improvement?
the product?
 Example

What could be the impact of this change?

 Example

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What is different?
 Combine
➔ Merging two ideas, stages of process or product.
➔ May lead to a new product.

What would be the result if you merged two completely

dissimilar products to solve the same problem?

Can we merge two steps of the What can I combine in order to lower
process? the costs of production?

Can we mix two or more Which materials could I combine?

components together?
 Example

What could be the impact of this change?

 Example

Increased convenience
What is different?
 Adapt
➔ Adjust or tweak product or service for better output.
➔ Can range between minor changes to radical changes.

How could you adapt or readjust this

product to serve another purpose or use?

Could I change the characteristics

of a component?
Is there anything to add to the
product?

Can I adapt the context or target

group?
 Example

What could be the impact of this change?

Example

Better grip
What is different?
 Modify (Minify or magnify)
➔ Modify attributes of item
➔ Enlarging, magnifying, or reducing the size of something
What can you remove or make smaller,
What can I tone down or delete?
condensed, lower, shorter or lighter—or
streamline, split up or understate?

What can I magnify or make larger? What can be made higher, bigger,
or stronger?

Can I adapt the context or target Can I increase its speed or

group? frequency?
 Example

What could be the impact of this change?

 Example

Fit more people

What is different?
 Put to another use

➔ How you may be able to put your current product or idea to other
uses and purposes.

Can we recycle the waste for

another use? Are there new ways to use it in its current

shape or form?

What are other ways can it

be used?
 Example

What could be the impact of this change?

 Example

Environment-friendly
 Eliminate

➔ Identify parts of process that can be eliminated to improve process

product or service
What would we do if we had to work with

How can we achieve same half the resources?

output without specific part
of the project?

What can I eliminate or simplify in my

What would happen if we product, design, or service?
removed this part?
 Example

What could be the impact of this change?

 Example

More portable
 Reverse or Rearrange

➔ Change order of process

What would happened if we reverse the

process?

What if we consider it
backward?

How could you reorganize this

How can we rearrange the
current status for better product?
output?
 Example

What could be the impact of this change?

 Example

Can be worn in more variety of occasions

 Example

Eat first - pay later Pay first - eat

later
Group Work : Getting Ready
● Get into a group of 4-5 people
Four-legged
wooden chair
● Pick an object from below:

A four-legged Reusable Retractable Soft cover

wooden table plastic bottle blue pen Notebook
➔ Go through each technique and brainstorm with
your team

➔ Write your ideas on the Post-It notes and draw

them out on the white poster

➔ No searching on phones or laptop!

Example
Group Presentation
➔ Present your poster on Monday next week for 10 minutes.
➔ Each member has to speak.
➔ During your presentation, explain the following:
◆ Your idea(s) for each technique and its potential effects.
◆ Which idea is the least feasible and why?
◆ Which idea is the most feasible and why?
◆ With your most feasible idea, what steps can you take to achieve
it?
◆ What are some challenges your team faced during the
brainstorming process?
Don’t forget!
Additional Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UO6PMc6r80

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFGAmk3lj1s

https://slidemodel.com/scamper-technique/

https://www.brighthubpm.com/methods-strategies/121661-scamper-
how-to-solve-problems-in-a-creative-yet-structured-way/#adapt

https://slidemodel.com/scamper-technique/