5-Day Course
on
"Introduction to TRIZ (Innovative Problem Solving)"
by
Dr. Prakash R. Apte
Indian Institute of Technology
Powai, Mumbai - 400 076
Fax: +91-22-572 3707 (EE dept)
e-mail: apte@ee.iitb.ac.in
Need for Systematic Innovation :
Corporations seek innovative solutions to engineering problems, quickly and with fewer resources, to maintain a competitive edge in an era of downsizing. This is required to improve their products and processes so that they can maintain their leadership and share in the market.
However, human nature, specialist training, habits, paradigms and the working environment constrain our innovative thinking. This is called "psychological Inertia" and it has to be overcome to obtain innovative solution concepts for the chronic technical problems.
TRIZ is apparently the only scientifically based
systematic methodology that overcomes the "psychological inertia" and produces
a large range of solution concepts in a much shorter time-scale while utilizing
available resources. This directly results in improved product at reduced
cost,
What is TRIZ ?
TRIZ is a Russian acronym meaning "Theory of Inventive
Problem Solving". In 1946, Genrich Altshuller, the founder of TRIZ, was
a patent reviewer at the Russian naval patent office at the young age of
20. He perceived that there is a definite pattern in the way innovations
take place in technical systems. He started a study of 400,000 patents
to look for the basic principles and patterns in the world's most innovative
patents. The collated patent database and subsequent analysis revealed
a natural pattern of innovation that can help solve similar technological
problems. This study was continued, by Altshuller and his disciples, over
the past 50 years and has yielded a systematic approach to definition and
identification of innovative problems, a set of problem solving tools,
and a vast knowledge database, which can help solve current technical problems
in an innovative way. Today, the TRIZ software database includes the essence
of over 2,500,000 patents.
How will TRIZ help in INDIA ?
Indian industries have been primarily borrowing technologies
from West and Japan. However, there are three main difficulties, TRIZ can
help, in all the three cases, with quick results using fewer resources,
to maintain a competitive edge and hold the market share.
This course introduces all the main TRIZ tools : Ideality and IFR, Problem formulation and Functional Analysis, Use of 40 Principles to solve contradictions, Use of S-curves and Technology Evolution trends, and Use of extended knowledge-bases. The introduction to each TRIZ tool is followed by a few examples from the knowledge (patent) database and at least one case-study where a real problem has been solved by applying the particular TRIZ tool.
TRIZ methodology will be compared with other Creative
and Innovative methods like Brainstorming, Lateral Thinking, Neuro-Lingual-Programming,
Mind-mapping, etc. for their efficiency of overcoming psychological inertia.
The role of TRIZ in an innovative design cycle will be discussed. The synergy
between TRIZ, QFD and Taguchi methods will be highlighted.
Who should attend ?
Key Management personnel who are involved in
5-Day course (day-by-day contents)
Day-1
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An Introduction to Innovative Problem Solving
- The Need for Innovation
- Demands of global competition
- Importance of innovative concepts in design
- Typical Approaches to Innovation
- Trial-and-error methods
- Creative / Innovative methods
- TRIZ - a systematic approach to problem solving
- Knowledge based Innovative Problem Solving Method
History of TRIZ
The Basic Findings of TRIZ
Fundamental Principles of TRIZ
The Tools of TRIZ
Day-2 The
Tools of TRIZ
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General Approaches to Innovation
- Brainstorming and Synectics
- Comparison / Synergy of a Quality Method with TRIZ
- QFD
TRIZ - a systematic approach to problem solving
- Resistance to New Methods (TRIZ)
- Overcoming psychological Inertia
Tools of TRIZ
Standard Solutions
- Substance-Field Analysis
- Trimming technique
- System Transformations
- Development of new measurement systems
- A Case-Study (title "... ...")
- 76 Standard solutions
- Examples from "TechOptimizer" software database (Prediction module)
Ideality and Ideal Final Result (IFR)
- Why Create the IFR?
- Ideal Technological System
- Ideal solution and Ideality
- Hierarchy of Engineered Systems
- The Resources in a (Hierarchical) System
Knowledge-base of Engineering Applications of Effects
- Inverted database : From "goal" to "means"
- Generic Innovative Solutions using Physical Effects and Phenomena
- Case-Study (title "... ...")
- Examples from the "TechOptimizer" software (Effects module)
Day-3 The
Tools of TRIZ
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General Approaches to Innovation
- 6 Thinking Hats and Lateral Thinking (Edward de Bono)
- Comparison of a Quality Method with TRIZ
- Taguchi Methods
TRIZ - a systematic approach to problem solving
- Pugh Analysis (Evaluation and Selection of a concept)
The Tools of TRIZ
- Physical contradictions
- Separation principles
- A Case-Study (title " Electroless plating ", " Vacuum Cleaner " )
- Examples from "TechOptimizer" software database (Principle module)
- The Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving (ARIZ)
- Problem formulation
- Ideal Final Result
- Available resources
- Technical or physical contradictions
- Eliminating the Contradictions
- Implementation or Realization of solution
- IFR satisfied? (or define new IFR and iterate)
- Laws of Technical Systems Evolution
"TechOptimizer" software (Prediction module)
- Trends of Technical System Evolution
- Technological Forecasting using S-curves
- Predicting future product development
- Case-Study (title "... ...")
- Examples from the "20 Trends of Evolution" from
Day-4 Applications
of TRIZ
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(NOTE: Case Studies brought by Participants will
be initiated in the afternoon session)
- General Approaches to Innovative Design
- Axiomatic Design
- Comparison of a Quality Method with TRIZ
- ISO-14000 and Baldrige Award
- TRIZ - a systematic approach to problem solving
- Synergy between TRIZ, QFD and Taguchi methods
Applications of TRIZ
- Directed Evolution
- Basis of Directed Evolution
- Main postulates of Directed Evolution
- Directed Evolution Steps
- Analysis and Evaluation of the System to Date
- Develop Potential Scenarios of Future Evolution
- Decision-making
- Secure Intellectual Capital
- Implementation
(NOTE: Case Studies brought by Participants will be initiated in the afternoon session)
- Anticipatory Failure Determination
- Steps in Anticipatory Failure Determination
- AFD Applications
- Failure Analysis
- Failure Prediction
- Prevention / Elimination
- Feature Transfer or Alternate System / Hybrid System
- Second Primary Function
- Hybrid of two systems
- System 1 : Good & Bad Features
- System 2 : Good & Bad Features
- New System : Best of Both Systems
Day-5
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(NOTE: Case Studies brought by Participants will
be discussed in the afternoon session)
- General Approaches to Innovative Design
- German Design
- Patents require and TRIZ provides
- 3 essentials of patents
- novel,
- non-obvious,
- useful / low cost
- TRIZ - a systematic approach to problem solving
- Knowledge-based Innovation
TRIZ - Software
- TRIZ - Software by IMC : "TechOptimizer-3.01"
and
- TechOptimizer Module
- Principles module
- Prediction Module
- Effects Module
- Feature Transfer Module
- IM Internet Assistant
- TRIZ - Software by Ideation : Ideation Work Bench "IWB"
- Summary Offering of the / TRIZ Methodology
(NOTE: Case Studies brought by Participants will be discussed in the afternoon session)
- Four Key Findings
- Definition of the Inventive Problem
- Levels of Inventions
- Patterns of Inventions
- Patterns of Evolution
- Three Main Premises
- Ideality
- Contradictions
- System Approach
- Four Analytical Tools
- Innovation Situation Questionnaire (ISQ)
- Problem Formulator
- Algorithm for Inventive Problem-Solving (ARIZ)
- Substance-Field Analysis (Su-Field)
- Seven Knowledge-Based Tools
- Pattern/Lines of Evolution
- 40 Innovation Principles & Contradiction Table
- Separation Principles
- 76 Standard Solutions
- Effects
- System of Operators
- Selected Innovation Examples
- Three Main Applications
- Inventive Problem Solving (IPS)
- Anticipatory Failure Determination (AFD)
- Directed Evolution (DE)
- Software Packages
- Ideator System (beginner : basic triz)
- Improver System (beginner : simple applications)
- Anticipatory Failure Determination (AFD)
- Innovation WorkBench System [with Directed Evolution {DE}]
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