Call for examples of Inventive Principles in Health and Social Care settings.

John Sainsbury

The use of Systematic Innovation is generating some attention in health and social care settings in the UK. Workshops are proving effective in analysing problems and providing strong innovative solutions. Problem exploration tools have enabled workshop participants to … Read More

Definitions *

Dear friends;Let's not make ourselves busy with “words”,I remember we had the same problem in quantom physics while trying to define simillar events.The only way to get rid of this confusion isRead More

Software for Innovation?

Is there software for directed innovation? I've heard of Goldfire – anyone have any experience with this?I work for a major pharmaceutical company. I wonder if using software would be a way to eaRead More

Has TRIZ Led to Any Important Inventions?

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

How Open is Open Innovation?

I had this fantastic idea on how to improve cell phones. I looked up the major phone manufacturers so I could share this idea. But it was hard to find a way to submit ideas to them. One of them (a laRead More

What is Ideal?

What happens if there is a debate over the concept of the ideal final result?  Over what is “ideal”?  Decide to create two wonderful products rather than one?Seriously, though, my co-workerRead More

Brainstorming: a Myth?

Often accepted as a common way to get ideas, according to my own experience, a brainstorming session doesn't necessarily lead to the expected breakthrough ideas, even with help of the best methodsRead More

Business with Innovation

Hi, I'm Daniel Benjamin, I'm to start a Small Business, can anyone help me to choose a best business for now world and the future, How about Technology! can i start one?Please Read More

Bio TRIZ

Can you tell us more about BioTriz ?thanks.Read More

Information About TRIZ Application to Gear Design

Please, I would like to receive information about TRIZ application to gear designRead More

Do You Generate Employee Creativity and Innovation?

Or do you cause your employees to refuse to use their natural creativity and innovation?This is a simple test of 10 questions. Rank yourself on a scale of 1 to 10 for each question, 10 being the bestRead More

TRIZ in B2b-marketing

Hi all!I studding MBA and currently I'm looking for a topic for my master thesis. I'd like to investigate the Product Management issue in b2b -Energy field. I'd like to use the TRIZ methoRead More

TRIZ-tools Statistics

Hello! does anybody have statistics (qualitative and quantitative) about which TRIZ- tools are most popular in the companies: Innvoation/Ressource Checklists, Contradictions, Development of systems,Read More

Contests for Innovation

There are a bunch of contests being publicized these days from groups or companies trying to generate innovation from the general public. (Anyone else see the Al Gore/Branson announcement?) It seems lRead More

Measuring Innovation by Time to Market?

I listened to a webcast yesterday about product innovation. One of the speakers said one of the ways they measure success is by the time it takes to get to market. I didn't get to ask my questionRead More

Usa Today

“25 years of 'eureka' moments is the headline on the article in the May 21, 2007 issue of USA Today Section B page 8. The state “….inventions that changed our lives since 1982.”1. cellRead More

Fyi– Mit Open Courseware: Managing Innovation

FYI … The Open Courseware site of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has an offering related to “Emerging Trends in Managing Innovation”, at this location:http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/SlRead More

Fyi-“keeping an Open Mind”– Mental Tools

FYI, here is the link to the first part of a several-part monograph about “Keeping an open mind”, from the Center for the Study of Intelligence (part of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency) —Read More

Pleased to See Discussion on TRIZ-derived Inventions

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

Sustained Innovation and Creativity Training

 It is self evident to many of us  that training has a positive correlation with organizational performance.  However  to reinforce our faith in the  ability of training toRead More