Predictable Futures: Using Patterns of System Evolution

30/07/2007 | Editor

James Todhunter

Recently, a colleague asked me if the Patterns of System Evolution from TRIZ could be used by non-TRIZ practitioners.  At first the question struck me as being rather odd; it seemed sort of like asking if a map could … Read More

The (predictable) Evolution of Useful Things

04/09/1999 | Editor

Darrell MannIndustrial Fellow, Department Of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity Of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UKPhone: +44 (1225) 826465Fax: +44 (1225) 826928E-mail: D.L.Mann@bath.ac.uk

Introduction

‘The Evolution of Useful Things’ by Professor Henry Petroski (Reference1) is a fascinating … Read More