Fey Victor, Rivin Eugene. The Science of Innovation. A managerial overview of the TRIZ methodology

The TRIZ Group, L.L.C., 1997. — 87 p. — (Technology of Innovative Engineering). — ISBN 9780965835909, 0965835901.Book One of The Technology of Innovative Engineering Series - A Managerial Overview of the TRIZ Methodology. This book provides the reader with basic understanding of a powerful methodology for enhancing engineering creativity called TRIZ. Where conventional trial and error approach fails, TRIZ proves to be the most reliable engineering methodology for product and process development. TRIZ does not help to just a solution - it aims for the ideal result by eliminating psychological inertia and maximizing utilization of the system's resources. TRIZ was developed by Genrikh Altshuller after an analysis of hundreds of thousands of inventions described in the world's patent libraries. It was discovered that fundamentally all technological systems evolve according to objective and predictable patterns. Altshuller fomalized his findings and encapsulated his analysis in the Laws of Technological System Evolution. These laws help engineers solve complex product and process problems efficiently and economically. Altshuller developed the Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving that helps solve complex problems expeditiously and cost effectively. TRIZ is extremely useful in developing next generation products. Through utilizing the Laws of Evolution, TRIZ creates opportunities for strategic patent fencing and circumventing competitor's patents. TRIZ is credited with helping engineers in many countries to develop breakthrough solutions to difficult problems.
The revolutionary methodology for enhancing technological innovation called TRIZ is increasingly being adopted by leading corporations around the world to enhance their competitive position. This book explains the TRIZ methodology.The Structure of TRIZ
Basic Notions of TRIZ
Ideal Technological System
Mini- and Maxi-Problems
System Conflicts
Typical System Conflicts
Physical Contradictions
Overcoming Physical Contradictions
Substance-Field Analysis
Synthesis of Sufield Structures
Standard Approaches to Inventive Problems
Laws of Technological System Evolution
Law of Increasing Ideality
Law of Non-Uniform Evolution of Sub-Systems
Law of Transition to a Higher-level System
Law of Increasing Flexibility
Law of Shortening of Energy Flow Path
Law of Transition from Macro- to Micro Level
Practical Applications of the Laws of Evolution
Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving (ARIZ)
Structure of ARIZ
Applications of ARIZ
5.Knowledgebase of Engineering Applications of Physical, Chemical, and Geometric Effects
Examples of Applications of the Knowledgebase
Appendixes
Selected Techniques for Overcoming System Conflicts
Segmentation
Heels over Head
Flexibility
Non-Mechanical Changes in Systems
Excerpts from the Knowledgebase of Engineering Applications of Physical EffectsAuthors