The TRIZ Journal Article Archive - 2007

June

Welcome to the June 2007 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!

By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum

Editor Katie Barry wrote commentaries reporting on her four days at the Front End of Innovation conference in May. Editors Ellen Domb and Michael Slocum – along with other commentators – regularly share their thoughts and insights, too.

Case Study: Road Fleet Maintenance

By Zajim Smajic

Contradiction matrix application, in an unusual area as road transport fleet maintenance and in a brake system, demonstrates that the scope of applications of TRIZ use is practically unlimited.

A New Problem-Solving Algorithm

By Gregory Frenklach

Historically, each TRIZ tool was developed (and could be used) independently for problem solving. That is why each tool had its own mini-algorithm. This work is a revision of the main TRIZ tools so that they work together as parts of the same system.

Predicting Innovations for the Years 2020-2060

By Kalevi Rantanen

Predictions of innovations, based on scientific and technical expertise, are more reliable than people usually think. Using nine screens, patterns of evolution and other TRIZ tools they can be further improved.

Student Corner: The Optimistic Magic of Sorbents

By Abram Teplitskiy

Sorption is the ability of mostly porous materials to absorb solid particles, gaseous matters or liquids from other materials. It is likely that you would use just a simple sponge to clean this spill, thus taking advantage of sorption.

Kraev's Korner: ARIZ - Lesson 9

By Val Kraev

ARIZ is one of the analytical tools of TRIZ, uniting a variety of other TRIZ tools. Its main goal is to transform the initial problem into solutions for that problem. It is a step-by-step modeling procedure of directed development for solving a problem.