A dd Add a small rocket motor, which can be controlled with a foot throttle near the back of the skateboard. R eplace Replace the wheels with a small hovercraft unit, which is controlled by a hand-held rotating device. It is very important that SILLY and INNOVATIVE ideas are encouraged. Very few new ideas emerge from predictable and tedious efforts. S Substitute Who else instead? What else instead? Can we substitute? An ingredient? Another material? Substitute a person, or an object to serve in a different way or role. Another process? Other power sources? Can we substitute? This in another place? This approach with a different one? C Combine Can we combine Different materials, Units or modules? Uses or purposes? Concepts or ideas? Bring together or unite. Blend ideas, materials or situations. A Adapt Can we adapt This to be like some other – Object, Idea, Thing from the past? Adjust to suit another purpose or What could I copy as use elsewhere? set of conditions. Whom could I emulate? M Modify Change or Exaggerate something? A new twist? Different meaning? Change colour? Direction? Motion? Modify attributes frequency or size. Change sound? Smell? Shape? Enlarge to make larger in form or Magnify – What might be added or increased? quality. Time? Frequency? Strength? Height? Length? Thickness? Reduce to make smaller, lighter, Value? Extra Ingredients? less frequent. Minify – What might be reduced or subtracted? Make something smaller Miniature? Make it lower? Shorter? Lighter? Split it up? Leave something out? Streamline it? Understate something? Put to another use New or novel ways to use it as it is? P What else can it be used for if it were modified? What else can it be adapted for if it were modified? Use for an alternative purpose, in another situation or in a different way. E Eliminate What may be left out all together? What parts are not required? Remove or omit a quality, a part or What quality can be eliminated? the whole. Reverse Reverse roles? R Transpose positive and negative? Change order, adjust or create a Can components be interchanged?
A dd Add a small rocket motor, which can be controlled with a foot throttle near the back of the skateboard. R eplace Replace the wheels with a small hovercraft unit, which is controlled by a hand-held rotating device. It is very important that SILLY and INNOVATIVE ideas are encouraged. Very few new ideas emerge from predictable and tedious efforts. S Substitute Substitute a person, or an object to serve in a different way or role. Who else instead? What else instead? Can we substitute? An ingredient? Another material? Another process? Other power sources? Can we substitute? This in another place? This approach with a different one? C Combine Bring together or unite. Blend ideas, materials or situations. Can we combine Different materials, Units or modules? Uses or purposes? Concepts or ideas? A Adapt Adjust to suit another purpose or set of conditions. Can we adapt This to be like some other – Object, Idea, Thing from the past? What could I copy as use elsewhere? Whom could I emulate? M Modify Modify attributes frequency or size. Enlarge to make larger in form or quality. Reduce to make smaller, lighter, less frequent. Change or Exaggerate something? A new twist? Different meaning? Change colour? Direction? Motion? Change sound? Smell? Shape? Magnify – What might be added or increased? Time? Frequency? Strength? Height? Length? Thickness? Value? Extra Ingredients? Minify – What might be reduced or subtracted? Make something smaller Miniature? Make it lower? Shorter? Lighter? Split it up? Leave something out? Streamline it? Understate something? P Put to another use Use for an alternative purpose, in another situation or in a different way. New or novel ways to use it as it is? What else can it be used for if it were modified? What else can it be adapted for if it were modified? E Eliminate Remove or omit a quality, a part or the whole. What may be left out all together? What parts are not required? What quality can be eliminated? R Reverse Change order, adjust or create a Reverse roles? Transpose positive and negative? Can components be interchanged?