Case Study: Use Ariz-85 to Isolate Target Proteins

Isolation of target proteins requires dissociation of the bindings of the other proteins in an adipocyte. This paper is related to the problem that there was trouble using SDS as a dissociating agent.Read More

Timeline of the Development of TRIZ and Genrich Altshuller

The author has assembled a timeline of the major events of the development of TRIZ, and pictures of Altshuller and his family over the years, to celebrate World TRIZ Day and Altshuller’s contributions.Read More

Welcome to the November 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!

This month’s unofficial theme is time – the past, present and future are all represented. A timeline of the development of TRIZ, TRIZ training in Japan and a look at the evolutionary potential of search engines are three topics to keep readers busy.Read More

Usit in Japan: a Paradigm for Creative Problem Solving

USIT, introduced to Japan in 1999, has been accepted as an easy, unified process for problem solving in industries and as the next generation of TRIZ. The solution generation methods of TRIZ have been reorganized into a system of USIT operators.Read More

Comments on "usit in Japan" by Toru Nakagawa

Ed Sickafus offers insight into the presentation by Toru Nakagawa at the Fourth TRIZ Syposium in Japan held September 2008: USIT in Japan.Read More

Milan: Computer-Aided Innovation

Ellen Domb

Thanks to Gaetano Cascini and Noel Leon for getting us this abbreviated report on the  2nd IFIP Topical Session on Computer-Aided Innovation, presented in conjunction with the 20th IFIP World Computer Congress (September 7-10, 2008, Milan, IT – http://www.wcc2008.org … Read More

The Tic-Tac-Toe Approach to Strategic Planning

Jack Hipple

I’d like to share with you a very simple, but powerful strategic analysis tool that I’ll just describe as the “tic-tac-toe” approach to strategic analysis. It comes from my experience with TRIZ, but it’s a much broader thinking tool … Read More

Booz & Company’s Global Innovation 1000

Katie Barry

Booz & Company announced its new Global Innovation 1000 report today –”Beyond Borders.” The report focuses on R&D expenses across the globe as a key innovation indicator. Their top 10 companies include: Toyota, General Motors, Pfizer, Nokia, Johnson & … Read More

Evolution of Browsers and Google Chrome – TRIZing it

Prakasan Kappoth

Couple of years back I was explaining the Ideal Final Result (IFR) concept to our engineers (Computer engineers) using the example of “search”. The question we tried to answer; what is the IFR for the function (for consumers) search. … Read More

Changing Corporate Culture for Innovation

Praveen Gupta

Current discussion about innovation has been dominated by the need to create a culture for institutionalizing innovation.

I posed the question “What does culture for innovation entail?” to my students representing cultures of France, China, Korea, Azerbaijan, USA, India, … Read More

The Elegant Solution and TRIZ

The Elegant Solution by Mathew May explores Toyota Motor’s formula for innovation. The "elegant solution" discussed in the book and TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) share many commonalities.Read More

Destroying Construction Materials with Technological Effects

The destruction of large stones, pieces of structures, hard soil monoliths, etc. is often necessary to begin construction – new destruction methods were required.Read More

Welcome to the October 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!

Project management, the Moon, the Toyota Motor Corporation, construction sites and a fictional case study are the focal points of October’s TRIZ Journal.Read More

TRIZ As a Catalyst for Project Management Excellence

The techniques of project management created at the end of the 1950’s in the U.S. are among the most effective procedures for improving efficiency when launching new products and services. TRIZ techniques can improve project management processes.Read More

Student Corner: the Earth to the Moon

Research and development of equipment for testing construction materials like soil, concrete, etc., and developing new testing technologies with nuclear methods, are applicable for use on the Earth’s moon.Read More

Case Study: Use TRIZ to Solve Complex Business Problems

In this case study a direct contradiction is visible: to reduce the dependence on distributors and increase the territories and customer base (improves), which impacts (worsens) the existing revenue model, losing the customer base and adding competition.Read More

About Commentator: Prakasan Kappoth

Prakasan Kappoth

Prakasan Kappoth (Prakash) is a Senior Manager working as a Systematic innovation facilitator and innovation consultant at MindTree Ltd., Bangalore, India; a mid-sized IT Service Company delivering techno-business solutions to clients across the globe. He helps MindTree’s internal and … Read More

Nominate Your Company for iSixSigma Live! Award!

Katie Barry

In 2009, Real Innovation’s sister website, iSixSigma, will host its first annual Summit and Awards in Miami. Although there are some who debate whether innovation and process improvement can work together, we know that as successful as they can … Read More

A Dangerous Trend in R&D

Praveen Gupta

Sometime ago, I read that a new technology officer of a leading computer manufacturing company has discontinued R&D projects that go beyond 2-3 years. The top 20 or so projects were retained for generating short term revenue. Leadership in … Read More

The Fourth TRIZ Symposium in Japan

Guest Commentator

Paul Filmore is reporting from The Third TRIZ Symposium in Japan.———

I have arrived to my second Japan TRIZ conference near Kyoto.  The official title is ‘The 4th TRIZ Symposium in Japan’.  After a 12 hour flight, three trains; … Read More