# Creative Thinking

> helps lateral thinking, SCAMPER technique, random word association, and out-of-the-box ideation.

- Skill: `felipecustodio/creative-thinking` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 3 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add felipecustodio/creative-thinking`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/felipecustodio/creative-thinking/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- License: MIT
- Author: felipecustodio (https://skillmd.com/u/felipecustodio)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/felipecustodio/creative-thinking

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## Overview & Purpose

Creative Thinking applies structured ideation techniques (SCAMPER, Lateral Thinking, Reverse Brainstorming) to unlock innovative solutions when conventional methods stall.

## When to Use

- **Brainstorming Features**: Designing novel products, user experiences, or names.
- **Unblocking Deadlocks**: Finding unconventional workarounds for rigid technical constraints.

## Execution Workflow

1. **Define Ideation Goal**: State the problem requiring novel ideas.
2. **Apply SCAMPER Framework**:
   - **Substitute**: What materials, processes, or rules can be swapped?
   - **Combine**: What unrelated ideas can be merged?
   - **Adapt**: What can be borrowed from another context?
   - **Modify/Magnify**: What can be enlarged or emphasized?
   - **Put to another use**: How else can this be used?
   - **Eliminate**: What can be simplified or removed?
   - **Reverse/Rearrange**: What happens if order is inverted?
3. **Select & Polish**: Filter candidates for feasibility and novelty.

## Expected Output Contract

```markdown
### Creative Ideation (SCAMPER)
- **Problem Statement**: [Goal]
- **Generated Ideas**:
  - `Substitute`: [Idea]
  - `Combine`: [Idea]
  - `Reverse`: [Idea]
- **Top 2 Selected Innovations**: [Refined Ideas]
```

## Scripts

- `scripts/creative_thinking.py` - Deterministic evaluation, state validation, and CLI tool for creative-thinking.