Using the Ideal Final Result to Define the Problem to Be Solved

Ellen Domb, Ph.D. The TRIZ Institute, 190 N. Mountain Ave., Upland, CA 91786 USA +1(909)949-0857 FAX +1(909)949-2968 ellendomb@compuserve.com

In the first tutorial on the Ideal Final Result (Ref. 1) we stopped at the point where the Ideal Final … Read More

Dialog on TRIZ and Quality Function Deployment

Ellen Domb, Ph.D. The TRIZ Institute, 190 N. Mountain Ave., Upland, CA 91786 USA (909)949-0857 FAX (909)949-2968 ellendomb@compuserve.com

A recent series of letters from reader Alex Olimpo, educated in the Philippines and working in Singapore, has re-ignited interest in … Read More

TRIADS: THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO TRIZ – Elaboration on the Use of Triads and TRIZ to Solve Impossible Problems and Create Next-Generation, Breakthrough Designs

James Kowalick, Ph.D., P.E., President Renaissance Leadership Institute, Leonardo da Vinci Division P.O. Box 659, 9907 Camper Lane, Oregon House, CA. 95962 Voice 530-692-1944 ~ Fax 530-692-1946 ~ E-mail headguru@oro.net

Triads: A Simple Example of … Read More

Announcing the Formation of the Altshuller Institiute for TRIZ Studies

Steve Rodman tic@triz.org

Since 1995, Technical Innovation Center has been working with Genrich Altshuller– developer of TRIZ — to create a TRIZ study institute in the United States. Last year we reached a formal agreement providing for the establishment of … Read More

Where Does TRIZ Go From Here?

We’ve watched TRIZ – something old in the former USSR – become something new in most countries of the western world – primarily in western Europe and the United States. Although the use of TRIZ by American companies is … Read More

Human Functions, Languages and Creativity

A Short Note on the Basic Human Functions, with Emphasis on the Human Intellectual Function

James Kowalick, President Renaissance Leadership Institute Post Office Box 659, 9907 Camper Lane Oregon House, California 95962, USA Voice (530) 692-1944 ~ Fax -1946 … Read More

More about Analogies

By Kalevi Rantanen TRIS OY Brahenk. 9 E 18 FIN-20100 TURKU, FINLAND phone/fax +358 2 251 1623 E-mail: kalevi.rantanen@kolumbus.fi http://www.kolumbus.fi/kalran

Different analogies are widely used as problem solving tools. The engineer can compare analogical systems consisting of object, … Read More

Usage of the direct and preliminary extra-effect determination methods for diagnostic problem solving.

Gregory Frenklach gregoryf@avx.co.il

First of all let’s define what we will understand as a diagnostic problem. There are two types of the diagnostic problems.

1. The first one is connected with finding a reason for the … Read More

Reversability of the 40 Principles of Problem Solving

Todd Williams 3M Corporation, St. Paul, MN trwilliams@mmm.com

Ellen Domb The TRIZ Institute, 190 N. Mountain Ave., Upland, CA 91786 USA +1(909)949-0857 FAX +1(909)949-2968 ellendomb@compuserve.com

The 40 Principles of problem solving are among the oldest tools of … Read More

Using Analogies to Develop Breakthrough Concepts

Ellen Domb, Ph.D. The TRIZ Institute, 190 N. Mountain Ave., Upland, CA 91786 USA +1(909)949-0857 FAX +1(909)949-2968 ellendomb@compuserve.com ©1998, Ellen Domb

Both the classical and software-based TRIZ methods rely heavily on the use of analogy as a teaching method … Read More

ARIZ : The Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving

By Janice Marconi, Marconi Works, International 5 Lambert’s Lane, Stonington, CT 06378 Ph: 860-535-9477 Fx: 860-535-8448 marconi@pcnet.com

ARIZ is an acronym for the Russian phrase “Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving,” ARIZ is a logical structured process that incrementally … Read More

Functional Blocks

Gregory Frenklach gregoryf@avx.co.il

When we join two, three or more systems to form a super-system we expect that the super-system will have additional properties (qualities), which none of the joined systems themselves had. When we perform such transitions joining … Read More

Book Review: 40 Principles: TRIZ Keys to Technical Innovation

Book Review: 40 Principles: TRIZ Keys to Technical Innovation

Ellen Domb, Ph.D. The TRIZ Institute, 190 N. Mountain Ave., Upland, CA 91786 USA +1(909)949-0857 FAX +1(909)949-2968 ellendomb@compuserve.com

Lev Shulyak, translator of the popular And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared … Read More

The Research (Diagnostic) Problems’ Classification.

Gregory Frenklach gregoryf@avx.co.il

There is a specific type of engineering problem which is connected with discovering (exposing, finding out) causes (reasons) of different phenomena, which take place in technological systems. Simply speaking we have to answer to the question: … Read More

Diversionary Method

Gregory Frenklach gregoryf@avx.co.il

Do you remember this joke: “If everything is OK with your system – Don’t worry – It will not last for a long time”? Different methods like FMEA, for example, were developed in order to predict … Read More

ADVANCED TRIZ DEVELOPMENTS At the Leonardo da Vinci Institute (division of RLI, Inc.)

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James F. Kowalick Technical Director Voice: (916) 692-1944 E-mail: headguru@oro.net

(Dr. Kowalick is considered to be the leading American TRIZ master. He regularly teaches CREATING BREAKTHROUGH PRODUCTS, a two-day overview session for executives at … Read More

HUMAN- AND TECHNIQUE-LIKE CONTRADICTIONS IN TRIZ

Semyon D. Savransky*

The TRIZ Experts

http://www.trizexperts.net

“What would you do,” asked my neighbor, “when you find, in your own bed, your wife’s lover with another woman ?”

From “Unkempt Thoughts” by … Read More

Beyond TRIZ Limits

By Denis CAVALLUCCI and Philippe LUTZ

Abstract

As TRIZ method has an increasingly number of followers, we invite readers to take a few steps back when encountering the enthusiasm that it arouses. After discussions with these … Read More

Lateral thinking and The Problem Formulator

Tore H. Wiik MSc, Nordak Innovatikk as wiik@online.no

Lateral thinking is a thinking concept that was introduced by Edward De Bono more than 30 years. It is a supplement to the traditional analytical sequential thinking. Both are needed, and … Read More

Classifying the Technical Effects

Gregory Frenklach gregoryf@avx.co.il

The Technical Effects Classification.

First of all let’s define what is an effect in the wide sense of this word.

Under “effect” we will understand the transformation which is characterized by its input, … Read More