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Csat and the System Operator
01/01/2010 | Editor
While going thru the Case Study: Pizza and the System Operator for Teaching, on 9-windows, I thought of trying to put Low Customer Satisfaction (from a service industry) as a problem.Could someone heRead More
Rich Man’s World
01/01/2010 | Editor
How much money can one make as a TRIZ “expert”? Not a consultant (necessarily). Someone in a company, whose intermediate-level expert. Is it worth the time/money? I know Six SiRead More
Pleased to See Discussion on TRIZ-derived Inventions
01/01/2010 | Editor
Hi there, I'm pleased to see the impressively detailed response of Ellen to my query on whether Triz has generated fundamental innovations. Amongst other points, the self-growingRead More
Fyi-“organizing for Innovative Product Development”
01/01/2010 | Editor
Fellow RealInnovation posters, Good morning!FYI, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has recently posted another (free!) innovation-related open courseware offering, regarding “OrganizinRead More
Managerial Creatology & Total Innovation Management
01/01/2010 | Editor
Managerial Creatology is a sub-discipline of Creatology.Creatology , refer to the consolidated , comprehensive , multi-disciplinary independent science of Creativity and Innovation , that included mRead More
Measuring Innovation
01/01/2010 | Editor
The Measuring Innovation ni the 21st Century Economy has comments from individuals, businesses, government, academia, organizations and associations posted on its Web site (in response to an earlier rRead More
Bpm Kills Innovation
01/01/2010 | Editor
Nah. Just the opposite. If you use bus proc mgmnt techniques then you have more room–time & money–to innovate. After the next innovation, you can BPM the heck out of it–and move on to theRead More
Fool Proofing
01/01/2010 | Editor
Dear friendscan anyone tell me how to implement fool proofing in consumer durables industry. How to involve the shop floor employees in kaizen activities such as “poka-yoke” despite their rigorous scRead More
Companys in Ny Specialized in Innovation?
01/01/2010 | Editor
Can you name some companies working with innovation? I'm working with groundbreajking ideas in that direction and would like to visit some companies for mutual inspiration.Seb.&nRead More
Which Methodology is Best?
01/01/2010 | Editor
“TRIZ and DFSS are controversial. Strict methodologies do little more than stifle innovation, says the brainstormers. Random idea generation is undisciplined, often unproductive and a big money pit, cRead More
“how to Develop “breakthrough” Products and Services
01/01/2010 | Editor
FYI, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has posted another FREE open courseware offering regarding innovation — this one is entitled “How to Develop “Breakthrough” Products and ServiceRead More
Does Innovation Come First or Last?
01/01/2010 | Editor
There's a lot of talk about innovation and six sigma…Should innovation come first? Then six sigma? Or should you start to innovate after getting all processes under control? ThRead More
Leadership
01/01/2010 | Editor
An awesome book on leadership. “The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamÓ by Patrick Lencioni. This book is a great book to really get your team engaged in the team concept, and it is a quick and easy read asRead More
Certification in TRIZ
01/01/2010 | Editor
Based in the UK, I am exploring the opportunity for my team to be trained in the use of TRIZ. Exploring the internet has helped me identify a plethora of consultants that can offer both training and fRead More
Introduction to TRIZ
01/01/2010 | Editor
What would be a good introductory text to Triz such that at the end of the text I would be able to apply the principles in a relatively short period of time. I am in the services industry.ThanksRiRead More
Has TRIZ Led to Any Important Inventions?
01/01/2010 | Editor
Hi there, Can you tell us if Triz has led to any important discoveries or inventions? Most or all of the advances described in the Triz literature seem to be important but incremental improRead More
What Are Best TRIZ-for-software Sources?
01/01/2010 | Editor
Hi there, Can anyone tell us what are best sources of information use of Triz for software innovation? Also, what might be the best software program for such innovation?Thanks, Eric SommerRead More
Innovation in Analysis
01/01/2010 | Editor
We find the Xs impacting Ys in Analysis Phase. But sometimes the Xs aren't known. Is this a good place to use innovation tools? Anyone in particular?Read More
Resources for TRIZ
01/01/2010 | Editor
I'm in Six Sigma and would very much like to learn about TRIZ but I have no earthly idea where to start. Are there any good books on TRIZ that will help me get started in the right directionRead More
Integrating Innovation
01/01/2010 | Editor
Can QFD, VOC, TRIZ, Six Sigma, etc. all work together? Is it a question of plug and play experimentation or are there specific paths to follow?Read More