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

Methods

how come ive never heard about these methods before? how come people arent talking about this stuff at my company?Read More

Reduce Interview Wait Time for Candidates

Hi,I am looking for ideas on how to reduce the wait time for candidates coming to my organization. There are currently 4 rounds that they go thru and the approx time they spent on this is 9 hours. WeRead More

“how to Develop “breakthrough” Products and Services

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

TRIZ Whizz Article

http://www.eurekamagazine.co.uk/article/12900/Why-Triz-is-a-whizz.aspxI'm not an expert in TRIZ, so I'd like to hear from the TRIZniks on this site about the 8 trends? I haven't seeeRead More

TRIZ in Media Field Especially the Radio

how can we make Triz practical in media & especially in radio programs?Read More

Top Innovation Methodologies?

What is usually considered the top innovation methodologies?For example, StrategynÕs outcome driven innovation ?? Some others great ones would be?—MikeRead More

How Many New Functions (triz Sense)

I am trying to answer this question and am not very sure of the question itself. The question, ” How many new functions mankind has discovered in the TRIZ sense of a function in last 100 years – say 1Read More

Can TRIZ Be Applicable in Solving Any Problems?

Hello everyone!I have been reading your posts for sometime now, however, I have never posted any question, nor answer any of them by myself. Having some knowledge in TRIZ methodology, I would like toRead More

What is Going on with the TRIZ-journal?

What is going on with the TRIZ-Journal?Read More

TRIZ Trademark

Goodmorning. Does anyone know if triz method has a trademark and/or any other restriction, or is it free for usage and application within a company ?THANK YOURead More

Newbie: What Are the Best Books to Learn TRIZ?

Can anybody tell me? I have And suddenly the inventor appeared but this is just the into. What are the best books to get to the real stuff. I'm a non engineer but love this way of creative thinRead More

Japan TRIZ Symposium Continues

Toru Nakagawa was in a planning meeting for the 2011 Japan TRIZ Symposium when the earthquake hit last month. In his current newsletter http://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/php/nakagawa/TRIZ/eTRIZ/ he compRead More

TRIZ for Software Development

The February 2007 TRIZ Journal has 2 articles on TRIZ and Software Development methods, by John Stamey and me, and we are preparing a workshop for a computer security conference in April. &nRead More

Exploring the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving in

Dear TRIZ experts,I am a PhD student at a UK university whose research is focusing onexploring the use of the theory of inventive problem solving in design.As far as we know, TRIZ has bRead More

Again with the Ipod!

Why do people still think the iPod is an innovation? It's not. Mp3 players already existed. iTunes was innovative, not the iPod itself. Invetive – evolution – not innovation. — It's in the boRead More

Please Suggest a Review on Innovation Methodology

Just begin to pay attention to this issue.It seems there are a lot of innovation methods, brainstorming, HRP, TRIZ. Any suggestion about a review (or reviews) on these methods, differeRead More

Bad Boss

I have a boss who has no idea what the rest of the world is doing. And he could care less. He just wants to do what he has to do to get paid. Comes in late. Leaves early. Wants nothing to do with anyRead More

6 Sigma or Innovation

isixsigma.com discussion forum has a thread going on the relationship b/w innovation and 6 sigma. http://www.isixsigma.com/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=123645Read More

Does Innovation Come First or Last?

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