Remembering Lev Shulyak

Ellen Domb,

Lev Shulyak died Dec. 22, 1999. The announcement came from his partner and son-in-law, Richard Langevin, as follows:

It is with great regret and sadness that I announce the tragic death of Lev Shulyak, President of the Altshuller … Read More

Ontro Wins Innovation Award

by: Ellen Domb and Michael Slocum

For anyone who wonders whether TRIZ pays off in business, the recent award to Ontro Inc. of the University of California at San Diego’s Connect Award for the most innovative new product for 1999 … Read More

Contradiction Chains

Darrell MANN

Industrial Fellow, Department Of Mechanical Engineering

University Of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK

+44 (1225) 826465 FAX +44 (1225) 826928

D.L.Mann@bath.ac.uk

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Design and analysis of a method for monitoring felled seat seam characteristics utilizing TRIZ Methods

Timothy G. Clapp, PhD, PE Professor NC State University Raleigh, NC 27695 tclapp@tx.ncsu.edu

Brad A. Dickinson Design Engineer 3-TEX Incorporated Cary, NC 27511 Dickinsonb@stex.com

Felled seams are used extensively in … Read More

Business Contradictions – 1) “Mass Customization”

Darrell MANN Industrial Fellow, Department Of Mechanical Engineering University Of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK +44 (1225) 826465 FAX +44 (1225) 826928 D.L.Mann@bath.ac.uk

Ellen DOMB The PQR Group, 190 N. Mountain Ave., Upland, CA 91786 USA +1(909)949-0857 FAX … Read More

Case Studies In TRIZ: A Novel Heat Exchanger (Use of Function Analysis Modelling to Find and Eliminate Contradictions)

A version of this paper was first prepared for the First International Conference on Advanced Engineering Design, held in Prague during June 1999. A different version was also presented at the 3rd European Invention Machine User Group Conference in … Read More

b-cyclodextrin Molecules and Their Use in Breathable Barriers

by Michelle Roberts May 3, 1999 TE589A Theory of Inventive Problem Solving North Carolina State University (N.C.S.U.) Under the direction of: Dr. Michael S. Slocum Adjunct Assistant Professor N.C.S.U. Dr. Timothy G. Clapp Professor N.C.S.U.

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Case Study: Application Of Ideation/TRIZ To A Technological Problem With Rapid Prototyping Equipment

CASE STUDY ABSTRACT

Solving difficult problems is a complex activity that is governed by the search for knowledge. Problem solving is affected by a combination of the searching process and by the availability of the knowledge … Read More

Overview of Metaphoric Models for Creativity

Martin Hyatt mtphr@juno.com Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA USA

Over the last few years I have done my doctoral research at Stanford in creativity. This is a short review of the research. The research adds new insight on the … Read More

Book Review: When Sparks Fly: Igniting Creativity in Groups

Ellen Domb,

Title: When Sparks Fly: Igniting Creativity in Groups Author: Dorothy Leonard and Walter Swap Publisher: Harvard Business School Press, Boston, MA, USA ISBN: 0-87584-856-6 Cost: US$24.95 Pages: 242 Cover: … Read More

Creativity As An Exact (Biomimetic) Science

This paper was first presented at the 4th Biomimetics¹ Workshop at the University of Reading, UK, on 24 September 1999.

Darrell Mann Industrial Fellow, Department Of Mechanical Engineering University Of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK Phone: +44 (1225) … Read More

Lesson 4 Contradictions

by Semyon D. Savransky, The TRIZ Experts, Silicon Valley, USA (E-mail: TRIZ_SDS@hotmail.com )

Preface

1. Introduction
2. Contradictions: Ontology
3. Structure of a Problem
4. Conclusion

References

Preface: The paper below is a part of the lesson from the “Hands-On … Read More

TRIZ and Politics

Nick Klementyev and S. Faer nick-night@mail.ru

Social and economic situations in the former USSR since the late 1980s urged or forced many TRIZ specialists, who had much experience applying TRIZ to technical problems, … Read More

TRIZ and Pedagogy

Boris Zlotin and Alla Zusman July, 1991 Kishinev, Moldova © 1999 Ideation International Inc.

Pedagogy (from the Greek paidagogike) is the science of educating people.

A basic consequence … Read More

Report of A Personal Trip to TRIZ Mother Countries (Russia & Belarus, Aug. 1999)

Report of A Personal Trip to TRIZ Mother Countries (Russia & Belarus, Aug. 1999) Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.) Aug. 23, 1999 (rev. Sept. 4, 1999) [Photos inserted: Sept. 20, 1999]

I have just returned from a personal trip … Read More

TRIZ Within the Context of The Kano Model or Adding the Third Dimension to Quality

Steve Ungvari, SPI, Inc. 810-220-8440 sufield@aol.com

Purpose:

The purpose of this paper is to link the evolution of quality with the emerging body of knowledge contained in the TRIZ methodology. Understanding how TRIZ integrates with quality will arm the reader … Read More

Solving the Problems of Particle Filled Fibers TRIZ Methodology

Stan Batchelor North Carolina State University May 3,1999 TE 589A

Dr. Tim Clapp Professor, NCSU Dr. Michael Slocum Adjunct Assistant Professor, NCSU Slocum1946@aol.com

Presented are the TRIZ methodologies and results … Read More

Case Studies In TRIZ: Child Safety Stairgate

The ‘Child Safety Stairgate’ by Ann and John Hirst won the national Dyson Product Innovation Award in the UK in February 1999.

Darrell Mann Industrial Fellow, Department Of Mechanical Engineering University Of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK Phone: … Read More

Development of Conceptual Design for Brake Shoes of a Bicycle by Using TRIZ

Chung-Ping Chiang and Ching-Huan Tseng Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chiao Tung University Hsinchu 30056, Taiwan, R. O. C. E-mail: chtseng@cc.nctu.edu.tw TEL: 886-3-5726111 EXT. 55155 FAX: 886-3-5717243

* Graduate Student ** Professor

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The Anticipatory Failure Determination Fact Sheet

Steve Ungvari, SPI, Inc. 810-220-8440sufield@aol.com

Introduction

While product failures have always been a problem, it seems that with the complexity of today’s engineered systems, the number and the severity of these incidences both in terms of human suffering and … Read More