Melding Design and Strategy for Faster Innovation

James Todhunter

In the September issue of the Harvard Business Review (one of my favorite publications), there is a short article titled “Innovate Faster by Melding Design and Strategy” by Ravi Chhatpar of Frog Design.  In the article, Ravi suggests … Read More

Anti-Age or Pro-Age: Dove Shifts the Conversation

Lynda Curtin

Anti-Age: a popular slogan many in the beauty industry use to promote skin care products and treatments.  But, hopefully not for much longer … thanks to Dove’s new campaign, “beauty has no age limit” promoting their new line of … Read More

Last Day At The Third TRIZ Symposium in Japan

Guest Commentator

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

The Final Day. 

Well it is over and what a conference it has been.  Before you all rush over next year, let me caution you that … Read More

Breakthrough Carbon Capture: Exploiting Trade-offs

Despite the considerable research into a variety of pre- and post-combustion carbon capture and storage technologies, there’s concern that they won’t achieve the required optimal solutions suitable for timely implementation at acceptable costs.Read More

Using Directional Drilling in Underground Construction

Underground space is an important consideration in construction, especially from a civil engineering view. Not only does underground space provide the general environment for structures, but also their bases – including list pipelines, tunnels, etc.Read More

TRIZ and That Last Drop of Toothpaste

What does TRIZ have to do with getting out that last bit of toothpaste from the tube? It may provide ideas for getting the job done effortlessly, effectively and efficiently.Read More

Student Corner: a Void’s Value and Potential

Void forms are inexpensive, lightweight and easily installed, leading to their general use and acceptance. It is easy to overlook an empty space as a resource, but it may be the key to solving your problem.Read More

Welcome to the September 2007 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!

As ever, this month’s articles represents an array of topics and TRIZ subjects to keep readers busy. From toothpaste to carbon, to drilling to voids, TRIZ proves useful in any environment.Read More

About Commentator: Bob Carter

Bob Carter

Robert (Bob) Carter, has over 20 years experience in the Aerospace industry with Raytheon and BAE Systems. Now based in Tucson, Arizona, Bob’s knowledge and experience has been gained as both a Program Manager and a Business Developer across a … Read More

Day 2 at The Third TRIZ Symposium in Japan

Guest Commentator

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

Well the second day of this immaculately organised conference has finished.  Again, 202 participants keen to hear about TRIZ!

Larry Ball (Honeywell and well known in western TRIZ … Read More

Functionality

Jack Hipple

You are probably trying to “innovate” in the context of your organization’s business and product line. I’ll bet you have all kinds of special phrases and jargon that you use to simplify the communication among people working in the … Read More

Report From The Third TRIZ Symposium in Japan

Guest Commentator

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

I’ve arrived here for my first visit to Japan.  I am so grateful that it is ‘cold’ so that I have time to acclimatise.  Fortunately I was given … Read More

Powerful Concepts: Valentino’s Secret Weapon

Lynda Curtin

Imagine lasting 45 years in your business. What would it take? How would you adjust to dramatically changing business needs? Could you create a loyal following of dedicated customers that span generations?

Seventy-five year old Italian fashion designer … Read More

About Commentator: Lynda Curtin, The Opportunity Thinker

Lynda Curtin

“By the end of this year we will have doubled our business since our creative thinking session with you, and we are 60% of the way to the goal. It’s almost time to raise the bar!“  – Dan Weare, … Read More

Making it Faster

Cass PursellNot long ago, Nicolas Carr made a provocative assertion in the title of his now-famous article “IT Doesn’t Matter.” In asking whether IT mattered, Carr was being intentionally provocative as a way of getting the reader’s immediate attention. He … Read More

Lean Six Sigma Forum 2007 in Malaysia

Katie Barry

This year’s Lean Six Sigma Forum takes place November 27-28 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This forum will focus on how Lean and Six Sigma interact and reinforce one another to help better manage business processes. Fourteen world-class businesses will … Read More

Remember, It’s Just a Tool

Cass PursellSometimes in our enthusiasm for a program we can lose perspective on why the program is important. I’ve seen it time and again in organizations seeking to gain ISO certification or those adopting Six Sigma principles. The point of … Read More

Report from the Process of Innovation, Wednesday afternoon

Ellen Domb

Cheryl Perkins from Kimberly-Clark fascinated the audience with her data on the lack of clear metrics in the innovation “space.”    She gave characteristics of good metrics, particularly the advantages of leading (vs. lagging) metrics.   The continuum of innovation requires … Read More

Report from the Process of Innovation – Wednesday Morning

Ellen Domb

Wednesday morning started with Harry Flotemersch conducting a “Management Think Tank” workshop—he used the conference participants’ questions to pair them up and structure sessions for mutual help. Real Innovation Commentators Praveen Gupta and I had the most international table—people … Read More

Report from the Process of Innovation, Tuesday afternoon

Ellen Domb

Lev Buslovich spoke about his experiences at both GE and Carlson Hotels Worldwide, as a black belt, MBB, and innovation advocate.   He talked about the communication and cultural differences between public and private companies, and showed the distribution of … Read More