This document discusses creative thinking strategies and techniques for problem solving. It introduces the idea generation, implementation, and selection phases of problem solving processes. It then describes the SCAMPER technique for stimulating ideas, which involves substituting, combining, adapting, magnifying, putting to other uses, eliminating/minimizing, and rearranging elements of a process or object. The document provides examples of applying SCAMPER to generate new ideas for managing time and washing a car.

1. Thinking Strategies
Helping us think outside the box...
Part 1

2. Idea Idea Idea
Generation Implementation Selection
Problem
Processes
Definition
Creative
Thinking
Reason we might use creative thinking techniques...

3. Idea
SCAMPER Generation
Substitute: "What can I substitute in my XYZ process?"
Combine: "How can I combine this with other activities?"
Adapt: "What can I adapt or copy from someone else’s process for this?"
Magnify: "What can I magnify or put more emphasis on when doing this?"
Put to Other Uses: "How can I put my XYZing to other uses?"
Eliminate (or Minify): "What can I eliminate or simplify in this process?"
Rearrange (or reverse): "How can I change, reorder or reverse the way I do this?"

11. Lets practice SCAMPER...
I want to... create a new way to manage my time.
I want to... create a new way of washing my car.