#-Shaped People

Darrell Mann

I was having a discussion the other day about ‘T’-shaped and ‘pi’-shaped people. Later on, we also discovered there were also ‘comb’-shaped people, although I’m not sure how well the metaphorical interpretation works. Maybe ‘m’-shaped or ‘rake’-shaped would’ve … Read More

People and Dreams

We hear all the time about how few new ideas actually wind up as commercially successful (I.e. make money) products or services and we all wish the percentage is higher. But when failure does occur, it’s important that we learn … Read More

300 People, 40 Companies, Korea Globabl TRIZcon 2011

Prof. Keongwon Lee from Korea Polytechnic University has posted  a complete report of the  Korea Global TRIZCON, with abstracts in English, at http://www.KoreaTRIZCON.kr    PrRead More

Innovation is Different and So Are People

Jack Hipple

When we are “innovating,” it is seldom that all the people we work with and interface with are the same as us from virtually any perspective. They have different backgrounds, experiences, motivations, and styles of behavior. These different type … Read More

The People Side of Innovation

Jack Hipple

Comments at meetings by senior executives such as “now that the cutbacks are over, we can get on with innovation” really concern me. Research and Technology magazine’s recent annual surveys show innovation as a #1 issue, but five years … Read More

TRIZ for People: Psychological Aspects

By: Nelly Kozyreva

Executive Summary TRIZ and NLP – two the most powerful methodologies for increasing people’s creative level and efficiency of their activity. They appeared and develop independently one from another in the second part of 20 century1, however … Read More

Deaf People As Pioneers of Video Technology: How to Use Evolution Patterns and the Lead User Concept

By: Kalevi Rantanen

Evolution patterns, studied by Genrich Altshuller and the concept of lead users, introduced by Eric von Hippel, can be effectively used together. One can foresee the possible changes and to get new ideas. The case of video … Read More

How People Interact with Objects using TRIZ and ASIT

By: Takahara Toshio takahara-t@m.ieice.org

0. Preface I discussed “technology” and “institution” in human life in a previous article, then on this basis I made clear the position of “object” especially “process object” in problem solving and gave the grounds to … Read More

Modelling 40 Innovation Principles with “Moving Little People”

By: Pavel Livotov Pavel Livotov, Ph. D. TriSolver oHG, Hanover, Germany phone +49 511 860 8343; fax +49 511 860 8345 e-mail: livotov@trisolver.com internet: www.trisolver.com

Abstract The article describes a recent approach to enhance creativity and output using 40 Innovation … Read More