Is TRIZ Useful For Generating Ecological Mitigation Solutions?

1. INTRODUCTION This investigation evaluates the use of TRIZ as a tool for generating ecological mitigation solutions. Prior to the study, no UK ecologists had either heard of or were using TRIZ. The main theme and purpose of the research, … Read More

ASIT Case Study: The Bicycle I-Lock

Editor’s note: Dr. Roni Horowitz, author of the ASIT newsletter, and a frequent contributor to The TRIZ Journal, asked his newsletter readers to contribute their case studies. Then, more than a thousand readers voted on the best cases. The TRIZ … Read More

Limiting Contradictions In A Photographic Paper Manufacturing Process

Introductions Engineering systems, and particularly their associated production manufacture operations, are subject to limits in their fundamental capability. Understanding how and why these limits occur is an essential precursor to overcoming them. This article builds on previous work examining the … Read More

TRIZ-Based Technology Intelligence

Abstract: “The intensified technological Darwinism demands new thinking!” Technologies are the central and success-determining factors of every technology-oriented company. To ensure a solid and sustainable technological base that also withstands rapidly changing market requirements, an early focus on high-potential and … Read More

40 Inventive Principles with Applications in Education

Introduction Recent TRIZ research has resulted in extending TRIZ applications into non-technical areas. The Contradiction Matrix and corresponding 40 Principles have found applications in several areas, for example business (Mann & Domb, 1999) and (Mann, 1999), service operations management (Zhang, … Read More

School-factory will die. What’s on? (Education during the change of civilizations)

Why is the traditional school arranged just so and not in another way? Why is just this system of teaching so claimed and firm? Nature is not sparing of variety. We all are so various – even those of us … Read More

Serious changes in the educational system are waiting for us (Essay on the new function of education)

What to teach? From the very beginning the main function of education was to reproduce the society’s culture and to hand down the culture to the next generation. Culture is the total of the stereotypes of behaviour, accepted in the … Read More

Comparing The Classical and New Contradiction Matrix – Part 1- Zooming Out

Introduction This article represents the first of a pair examining the differences between the original Contradiction Matrix of Classical TRIZ (Reference 1) and the new version based on the analysis of 150,000 patents issued between 1985-2003 published in ‘Matrix 2003’ … Read More

The 10th International Symposium

The Latin American QFD Society supported by the International Council for QFD, an alliance of QFD practitioners and researchers from various countries that coordinates QFD events world wide, is issuing a call for papers to be presented in Monterrey, … Read More

Orginazation News

ALTSHULLER INSTITUTE for TRIZ Studies NewsletterTRIZ – the next Evolution in Innovation (February 2004)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

February is half over. Winter is dragging its feet with cold temperatures and windy skies. Can TRIZCON2004 be far away? This annual springtime event is … Read More

Beetles, Chains And Radar Plots

Darrell Mann Director CREAX UK +44 7980 864028 darrell.mann@creax.com

This case study is inspired by recent work reported in Professional Engineering (Reference 1). The report describes the use of ideas evolved by the bombardier beetle to help solve … Read More

The Undervalued Innovation Potential

Pavel Livotov, Ph. D. TriSolver Group, Hanover, Germany, www.trisolver.com

Despite best efforts of the last decade, 60 to 70 percent of all initiatives pursued by the European companies to integrate TRIZ into their innovation process are abandoned or fail, … Read More

Case Study in AD And TRIZ: A Paper Machine

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1. Welcome to the February 2009 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!
2. TRIZ in ASQ’s New Issue
3. Innovation in a Carbon Constrained World

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Applying the TRIZ Principles of Technological Evolution to Customer Requirement Based Vehicle Concepts – Experience Report –

Dr. Eckhard Schueler-Hainsch and Dr. Christine Ahrend DaimlerChrysler Society and Technology Research Group Berlin, Germany

Introduction One of the major tasks of the DaimlerChrysler „Society and Technology Research Group – STRG“ is observing the development of the … Read More

The Study of Problem Solving by TRIZ and Taguchi Methodology in Automobile Muffler Designation

Tzann-Dwo Wu Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Tung-Nan Institute of Technology Taipei, 222, Taiwan

Abstract Deming developed a new quality-improving concept, which extended quality inspection to statistic process control (SPC). Taguchi is further to improve quality techniques … Read More

Hot Cappuccino Anyone?

José M. Vicente-Gomila Assoc Prof. Polytechnic University of Valencia (U.P.V.) Project Eng. & Innovation Dept.;(Proyectos de Ingeniería) Co-Director of Triz XXI, S.L. P.O. Box 12122; E- 46080; Valencia, Spain vicente@triz.net

Abstract The author shows a simple case … Read More

Integrating Trend Impact Analysis Methods With Trend Evolution of Technological Systems in Order to Improve Innovation Development Strategies. A Theoretical and Application Study.

By Barry Winkless BSc, Dip, MSc Altran Technologies Ireland Web: bwinkless@altrantech.ie Phone: + 353 87 97 20 544.

1. Abstract The following paper proposes the integration of Trend Impact Analysis with selected TRIZ methodologies and patent based … Read More

Organization News

Address to the heads of local TRIZ organizations,members of these organizations, the ones who study TRIZ. Dear colleagues!

As you know the Conference of the International TRIZ Association which took place in 2003 (Petrozavodsk) adopted recommendation on creating research laboratories. … Read More

Book Review: Pocket TRIZ for Six Sigma

Reviewed by: Larry Ball, Thomas Kling, Paul Sheehy

The editors wanted the readers to get opinions directly from people who would use this book or refer others to it.

Pocket TRIZ for Six Sigma fulfills its name. It is small … Read More

TRIZ for People: Psychological Aspects

By: Nelly Kozyreva

Executive Summary TRIZ and NLP – two the most powerful methodologies for increasing people’s creative level and efficiency of their activity. They appeared and develop independently one from another in the second part of 20 century1, however … Read More