Using MINDMAPSâ„¢ * with TRIZ

Ian CARE, Darrell MANN

Corresponding author: Ian Care, 8 Kings Drive, Littleover, Derby, DE23 6EU, UK. Tel: +44 (1332) 721291 FAX: +44 (1332) 346089 ian.care@nationwideisp.net

Industrial Fellow, Department Of Mechanical Engineering, University Of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, … Read More

Relation of the invention process to TRIZ (Example: High efficiency DC-DC converter for liquid crystal watches)

MITSUO MORIHISA, Systems Planning, Design Systems Development Center, Production Technology Dev. Group, SHARP CORPORATION

Partially presented at Invention Machine Corporation 1999 User Group Conference Oct. 17-19, 1999, Boston, MA, USA

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Conference Report: Developing Systematic Innovation in the Food Industry

By: Ellen Domb, editor@TRIZ-Journal.com

The conference Developing Systematic Innovation in the Food Industry was held at the University College Cork in Cork, Ireland, November 26-28, 2000. The conference was organized by Jorge C. Oliveira, with the support of the … Read More

TRIZ Beyond Technology: The theory and practice of applying TRIZ to non-technical areas

By Boris Zlotin, Alla Zusman, Len Kaplan, Svetlana Visnepolschi, Vladimir Proseanic and Sergey Malkin1 Ideation International Inc © 1999 Ideation International Inc. Detroit, MI

During the 1970s and 1980s, attempts to apply … Read More

Theory of Inventive Problem Solving Pedagogy in Engineering Education, Part II

First published in the proceedings of TRIZCON2000, May, 2000.

Timothy G. Clapp, Ph.D., P.E. Professor College of Textiles North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695 (919) 515-6566 tclapp@tx.ncsu.edu

Michael S. Slocum, Ph.D.* Chief Scientist and Engineer … Read More

Making Knowledge Tangible

© CMC and DuVersity, September 2000

Anthony Blake Director of Studies, DuVersity, Charles Town, WV, USA

Darrell Mann Industrial Fellow, University of Bath, UK. ensdlm@bath.ac.uk

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Creativity, the TAO and TRIZ

EDITORS NOTE: Although The TRIZ Journal does not endorse Tao as a religious belief system it does consider this particular paper to be an interesting perspective on the subject.

Andre de Zanger and Judith Morgan Creativity … Read More

Self-Sustaining Innovation: How To Keep Innovation Alive After The Consultant Leaves

By Charles W. Prather, Ph.D. cwprather@aol.com

Overview:

Leaders in Research & Development usually want consistently higher levels of innovative outcomes from their organizations than they normally experience. Attempts at “shotgunning” the problem may produce … Read More

Book Review: Engineering of Creativity: Introduction to TRIZ Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving

Ellen Domb

Title: Engineering of Creativity: Introduction to TRIZ Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving

Author: Semyon D. Savransky, TRIZ_SDS@hotmail.com

Publisher: CRC Press LLC

ISBN: … Read More

A Personal View on Savranskys Book

This article is a supplement to: Book Review: Engineering of Creativity: Introduction to TRIZ Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving By: Ellen Domb

A Personal View on Savranskys Book

By Kalevi Rantanen TRIS OY Brahenk. 9 E 18 … Read More

The “Sabotage Model” or how to find the cause to difficult and mysterious problems: The case of Recovery Boiler compound tube corrosion

By: Pentti Soderlin

Pentti Soderlin, Management Consultant Helsinki, Finland pentti.soderlin@netlife.fi

Background The recovery boiler is a part of chemical pulping process where chemicals are recovered and the calorific value of waste, the black liquor, is used to produce steam for … Read More

Containment ring problem (Impeller burst) IWB Case study

By: Alla Zusman azusman@ideationtriz.com

Editor’s note: This paper shows the application of the Ideation Workbench Method to the case that was presented in the September 2000, issue of The TRIZ Journal. Innovation Situation Questionnaire

1. Brief description of the … Read More

TRIZ Journal October 2000 Issue PDF

1. Getting TRIZ Accepted in a Very Busy World By: Jack Hipple 2. On the History of Separation Principles By: Y. B. Karasik 3. Intuitive Design Method (IDM), A New Approach on Design Methods Integration By: Denis CAVALLUCCI, Philippe LUTZ … Read More

Enhancing Robust Design with the Aid of TRIZ and Axiomatic Design (Part I)

By: Matthew Hu, Kai Yang, Shin Taguchi

Matthew Hu Ford Motor Company POEE, MD 48 21500Oakwood Boulevard P.O. Box 2053 Dearborn, MI 48121 mhu7@ford.com

Kai Yang Wayne State University IME Department Wayne State University 4815 Fourth Street, Room 2151 … Read More

The Conceptual Design Of A Fast Clasping Mechanism Based On Function Means Tree And TRIZ

By: Tan Runhua (School of Mechanical Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300130, P.R.China)

Abstract: Based on the analysis of users’ requirements, the objective tree for a fast clasping mechanism is developed. S-field analysis in TRIZ is used to … Read More

On the History of Separation Principles

Y. B. Karasik e-mail: karasik@sympatico.ca

Introduction

As is known, the concept of physical contradictions is one of the cornerstones of TRIZ.

It is also well known that they are resolved with the help of so called “separation principles”. What … Read More

Intuitive Design Method (IDM), A New Approach on Design Methods Integration

Denis CAVALLUCCI denis.cavallucci@ensais.u-strasbg.fr Laboratoire de Recherche en Productique de Strasbourg 24, Boulevard de la Victoire 67084 STRASBOURG CEDEX FRANCE

Philippe LUTZ phillippe.lutz@ensais.u-strasbg.fr Laboratoire de Recherche en Productique de Strasbourg 24, Boulevard de la Victoire 67084 STRASBOURG CEDEX FRANCE

ABSTRACT When … Read More

Getting TRIZ Accepted in a Very Busy World

Jack Hipple Principal Innovation-TRIZ Tampa, FL 813-994-9999 jwhinnovator@earthlink.net www.innovation-triz.com

TRIZ and its many embodiments in various consulting and software programs is a powerful addition to set of problem solving tools available to engineers, human resource managers, organizational development … Read More

Investigating the use of TRIZ in Eco-innovation

By Elies Jones and David HarrisonBrunel University,Department of Design,Runnymede Campus,Egham, Surrey,TW20 0JZ, UK.elies.jones@brunel.ac.uk

This is an expanded version of the paper first published inthe TRIZCON2000 conference proceedings, the Altshuller Institute, May, 2000.

Investigating … Read More

Case Studies in TRIZ: A Novel Jet Engine Nose Cone

Darrell Mann Industrial Fellow, Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Bath Bath, BA2 7AY, UK Phone: +44 (1225) 826465 Fax: +44 (1225) 826928 E-mail: D.L.Mann@bath.ac.uk

Dr Caroline Baillie Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine … Read More