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Ideation Office of Innovation

IPS Methodology Overview

Ideation International2017

Copyright 2001-2017 Ideation International Inc.

What is TRIZ?

� Russian acronym for the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving

� Systematic, structured way of inventing supported with numerous tools

� Science of Technological Evolution

� Results of over 70 years of research based on analysis of over 2 million of worldwide patents within all engineering disciplines

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Traditional Innovation Process

Identify

Opportunity

Generate

Directions

Develop

ConceptsEvaluate Implement

Weak

Widely Used TechniquesRobust DesignReliability

Analysis

QFD


How We Solve Creative Problems Using the Trial & Error Method

Guess N

S Solution

PProblem

Guess 1

Guess 2

Guess 3

Guess N-1

PsychologicalInertia Vector


Why TRIZ was Created

� Be a systematic step-by-step procedure

� Be able to guide an inventor through the solution space and to direct him or her to the area with the best (ideal) solutions

� Provide an inventor with reliable and repeatable results that do not depend on personal (psychological) issues

� Proved knowledge (patent information) can be accessed

� Accumulation of human innovation experience is possible


Methods of Innovation:

Evolution and Transformation

Ideation Way

TRIZ restructuring and expansion (I-TRIZ):

More power plus simplicity

New tools: ISQ, PF, SO, Lines…

New Applications: AFD, DE…

Processes for IPS, AFD, DE…

Complete process

computerization

Trial and Error:Simplicity, no power

Computerization of selected

tools (IMC)

Classical TRIZ:Complexity and power

Plain simplification:Simplicity minus power

Selected elements (SIT, etc.)

Selected simple tools

(Contradiction Matrix, etc.)


The Added Value ofIdeation TRIZ

Identify

Opportunity

Generate

Directions

Develop

ConceptsEvaluate Implement

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Office of Innovation

Resolving tough technological

problems, enhancing system

parameters, improving quality, reducing cost, etc

2-5 days workshop

8 weeks project work

.

Inventive Problem

Solving IPS

Current generations

70 Years

Identifying the root causes of a failure or other undesired phenomenon in a system, and for

making corrections in a timely manner

2-3 days workshop


Identifying beforehand, and then preventing, all dangerous or

harmful events that might be associated

with a system

3-4 days workshop


Failure

Prediction

Failure Analysis

Anticipatory Failure Determination AFD

35 Years

Strategically evolving future generations of technological

systems

10-12 days workshop

12-16 weeks project work

Directed Evolution®

DEInvent the Future

23 Years

Increasing IP value and providing

protection from infringement and

circumvention

3-5 days workshop


Control of Intellectual

Property

CIP

14 Years

Ideation-TRIZ Methodology

Systematic Structured Process, >600 0pertors, Curiculum, S/W, Automated Reports

Practitioner Master


Inventive Problem Solving

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Select

Analyze

&

Identify

Contradictions

ApplyOperators(modifications)

System

Model

Innovation

Situation

Questionnaire

Problem Formulator

Ideas

Operators


SystemFunctionProblem

Past Future

Subsystems

Supersystems

System Approach


In-Box Thinking and the Solution Space

MechanicalEffects &

Technology

Electrical &Magnetic Effects

& Technology

Chemical Effects& Technology

P roblem

S olution


Patterns of Evolution: The Primary TRIZ Postulate

� Systems evolve not randomly, but according to objective patterns

� Patterns can be identified based on the analysis of historical development of technology, markets and social trends

� Identified patterns can be purposefully used for system development, avoiding numerous blind trials

Patterns of Evolution: Common threads between

evolving systems.


Evolution Toward IncreasedDynamism

System Changeableat the Mechanical

Level: with a Hinge,Hinge Mechanism,

Flexible Materials, etc.

System Changeableat the Micro-Level:

Phase Transformations,Chemical

Transformations, etc.

Non-DynamicSystem

� Increasing system dynamism allows functions to be performed with greater flexibility or diversity

� Line of evolution: Increasing degree of freedom

� Over 500 lines have been identified for technology, business, marketing, etc.


Evolutionary Approach versus Traditional Trial & Error Method

Product

Product

Psychological Inertia

Evolution

Psychological Inertia

Evolution

Evolutionary Approach: Majority of trials are

productive because they follow defined Patterns of Evolution.

Trial & Error:

Traditionally, majority of trials fail because they are

influenced by psychological

inertia.


TRIZ Differentiation

� TRIZ is the only innovation methodology that is:

� Innovation knowledge based – System of Operators

� Collected

� Refined

� Structured

� Ready to use

� Evolutionary directed

� Narrowing down solution space by following patterns of evolution

� Searching for solutions in right directions and places

� I-TRIZ also incorporates all other techniques utilized in appropriate processes and tools


Structured Process for Inventive Problem Solving (Software supported)

STEP NAME/PURPOSE ACTIONS

1 Document the problem Preliminary problem analysis using the Innovation Situation

Questionnaire (ISQ)

2 Problem formulation and brainstorming

Model the problem situation; generate an exhaustive set of

Directions for Innovation; work with Operators

3 Develop concepts Integrate ideas, develop solution concepts

4 Evaluate results and plan implementation

Compare solution concepts, further improve selected concept(s);reveal and prevent failures


Ideation Process and Tools for Inventive Problem Solving (IPS)

Evaluate

Define Problem

Formulate Tasks and Brainstorm

DevelopConcepts

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Inventive Situation

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Inventive Solution

Subsequent tasks

ISQ® PF® Evaluation

Guide

ARIZ

System ofOperators

I-TRIZ Differentiation:A unified and integrated process by which all types of problems can be treated in the same way


I-TRIZ “Expert System Lite” / Knowledge-based

software tool embedded process

ISQ (Innovation

Situation Questionnaire)

47 Questions,

Problem

Detailed

Description

Problem

Formulation

and

Brainstorming

Recommended

DirectionsEvaluate results

Collect Ideas /

Develop Concepts

Reveal and prevent potential failures

Apply the Patterns/Lines of Evolution

Plan the implementation

Categorize

Concepts

I-TRIZ is SW based expert system &

knowledgebase

extensions of the traditional TRIZ methodology

Explore tool knowledgebase

recommendations

Somebody, Somewhere

Has Already Solved Your Problem or

One Like it

Go Find It

Get Printed Report


Software to Support Inventive Problem Solving Process

Process steps

IPS Software

IWB®

Professional tool

KW®

Professional tool

IBS

Simplified version

Problem Formulator®

Problem definition

ISQ® ISQ® System Approach

Problem formulation

PF® PF® Function modeling

PF®

Idea generation and concept development

Complete System of Operators for technical problems

Set of Operators for non-technical problems

Limited set of Operators for technical problems

Evaluation of results

Concepts evaluation and enhancement

Concepts evaluation and enhancement

Formulating subsequent tasks

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When IPS should be used?

� Challenging problem, wasn’t solved for years� Need “out of the box” solution� Major cost reduction or major improvement � All possible solutions have been searched� Intuition, past experience, trial & error didn’t

solve it� Need an optimal and “ideal solution”� Not a compromise or Trade-off solution� Each solution creates new one� Need to build “Solutions Bank”� Need deep system analysis

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