Welcome to the February 2007 issue of The TRIZ Journal!
By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum
We've enjoyed a great first month with the new design of The TRIZ Journal! We are grateful that so many readers have responded to our request for feedback and encourage you to keep your comments and suggestions coming this month, too.Describing Design Patterns in Software Engineering
By Ellen Domb and John W. Stamey
Describing Design Patterns in Software EngineeringTRIZ and Extreme Programming
By John W. Stamey
The problem-solving foundations of Extreme Programming mirror inventive problem solving principles found in TRIZ. This paper is a first step toward understanding powerful software development methodology as a technique of inventive problem solving.Where to Study TRIZ
By Gaetano Cascini
Since the 2004 Edition of the TRIZ Future Conference we have been working to create a reference database that includes information on all of the educational instututions involved in the research, application and dissemination of TRIZ.Application of RCA+ to Solve Business Problems
By Valeri Souchkov, Rudy Hoeboer and Mathijs van Zutphen
This paper presents a basic process for solving business and management problems using a combination of classical TRIZ and additional techniques to organize a systematic approach to all phases of the problem solving process.Student Corner: Reuleaux Triangle
By Abram Teplitskiy
Engineers started to use the Reuleaux Triangle to solve technical problems in different areas of life. The Triangle is a constant width figure based on an equilateral triangle that almost forms a square when rotated on its axis.Kraev's Korner: System Ideality - Lesson 5
By Val Kraev
Ideality is one of the basic TRIZ concepts that make this methodology attractive and effective. Ideality is the essence that moves man to improve any technical systems – to make them faster, better and at lower cost.Letter to the Editor
