A Brief History of TRIZ

© 2008, Revised: July 2015

Sooner or later, almost everyone who seriously studies TRIZ and Systematic Innovation, starts wondering about history of TRIZ: why there are so many TRIZ tools, what followed what, and how both TRIZ as a discipline … Read More

Case Study with TRIZ: Allocation System for a Processing Machine

Previously Published in TRIZfest 2014

Dipl.-Ing. Horst Th. Nählera, Dipl.-Kulturwiss. Barbara Gronauerb

ac4pi – Center for Product-Innovation, Hünfeld, 36088, Germany

bStrategieInnovation, Hünfeld, 36088, Germany

Abstract

This case study presents the new development of an allocation system by using TRIZ … Read More

Mark Barkan’s New Book: Success Factor

Written by: Mark Barkan and Anatoly Guin, 2015

Purchase Here

Foreword for the English edition

Renowned physicist Leo Szilard proposed a simple, yet elegant image: Let’s represent all human knowledge as a ball. Then the space outside of the ball is … Read More

TRIZ Journal’s August Issue

THE TRIZ JOURNAL MONTHLY ISSUE IS BACK!

We’re excited to resume monthly issues for The TRIZ Journal, starting with this month’s August issue featuring three recent articles. As the TRIZ Journal evolves, so will our monthly issues. With your … Read More

A New Approach to Su-Field: Structural Analysis

Key words: Su-Field Analysis, Structural Analysis, substance, field, Element, Action, Knowledge, Data, Function.

1. Introduction

Su-Field analysis was developed by G.Altshuller [1]. In addition, he formulated the Su-Field increasing degree law and describes its mechanisms [2] and [3].

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IDEALITY EQUATION

Previously Published in TRIZfest 2013

Keywords: ideality, formula, computation, quantitative, parameters, practical value.

Abstract: it is proposed to take into consideration non-linear character of customer reaction to a parameter improvement, depending on level of the market niche saturation.

Introduction

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To All Authors: A Letter from The TRIZ Journal’s New Home

As you may have heard, The TRIZ Journal has a new home with the team at BMGI. We are excited and blessed to have the opportunity to give the Journal the attention and care it deserves, and with your help … Read More

General Methodology for Creative Problem Solving and Task Achieving: Its Vision

Originally presented at the 13th ETRIA TRIZ Future Conference (TFC2013), held on Oct. 29-31, 2013 at Ecole Nationale d’Arts et Metiers of Paris, Paris, France; Proceedings, pp. 705-715

Abstract

‘Creativity techniques’ and ‘Problem solving methods’, including TRIZ, have been studied and practiced actively in … Read More

Su-Field Analysis for Information Processing System

Contributing Author: German Voronov

Originally presented at TRIZfest 2013; Proceedings Page 9

Keywords: Su-Field Analysis, Data, Function, Knowledge, Information Processing System.

1. Problem formulation

In this paper, we present a new concept of Su-Field analysis adapted for information processing … Read More

17 Secrets of an Inventive Mind

Originally Published: Nov 3, 1996

Republished: June 2, 2015

by James Kowalick, Ph.D., P.E. T e c h n i c a l D i r e c t o r Center for TRIZ Development, division of Renaissance … Read More

Book Review: Innovation on Demand – By Victor Fey and Eugene Rivin

Publication Details: Innovation on Demand: New Product Development Using TRIZ by Victor Fey and Eugene Rivin. © 2005. Cambridge University Press ISBN-13 978-0-521-82620-4 www.cambridge.org/9780521826204 £35 or $65

When I first encountered TRIZ back in 1997, there were two books … Read More

A Ridiculous Question with Embarassing Results: What’s the Value?

Lynda CurtinI imagine there are some people at Verizon, Netflix, and Bank of America who are surprised and embarrassed by the enraged consumer responses to the new fees they recently rolled out. Imagine how awful it must be make a … Read More

The Real World of Upward Integration in the Health Care Arena

In our efforts to control health care costs, we see all kinds of different approaches being used, a few of which have been discussed in this commentary over time. In the June 29 issue of The Wall Street Journal, pB1, … Read More

TRIZ Podcasts: The Resource Story

Our friends at TRIZIndia have started a podcast series that will be both a tutorial on TRIZ methods and a discussion of how to teach an apply those methods in real situations in real companies. It is free and easy … Read More

Necessity vs. Scarcity

A recent discussion on the Harvard Business Review Blog Network highlights a discussion, started by Teresa Amibile and Steve Kramer promoting necessity, as opposed to scarcity, as the mother of invention. They discuss the pros and cons of “starving” as … Read More

IRI Meeting Day 2 Commentary

Industrial Research Institute Meeting Report-II

IRI Meeting-I was priveleged to present a workshop on TRIZ problem solving at the annual IRI meeting in Philadelphia this year and was able to attend a number of very interesting presentations from senior executives … Read More

Industrial Research Institute Meeting Report-I

Jack Hipple

IRI Meeting-I was priveleged to present a workshop on TRIZ problem solving at the annual IRI meeting in Philadelphia this year and was able to attend a number of very interesting presentations from senior executives from materials and service … Read More

Information: Use It!

In the same week in the Wall Street Journal, we see two interesting and diverse examples of how information can transform a major industry and a household hobby.

 

In hospitals, blood tests are routinely ordered by phsyicians who rarely … Read More

S.T.E.M. Plus

Leaders in European Union, India, China, USA and many other countries have been asking for more STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) graduates in order to drive more innovation. We also know that there are unemployed STEM professionals. Simply … Read More

Bugs and Solar Power

For those of you who don’t read the magazine DISCOVER, I want to pass on to you another great example of problems in parallel universes. Several years ago, work started within the TRIZ community to see if the basic principles … Read More