Welcome to the June 2008 Issue of The TRIZ Journal!
By Katie Barry, Ellen Domb and Michael S. Slocum
Some issues of The TRIZ Journal have unexpected themes. This month we have two: 1) offices and 2) conference papers that needed to reach broader audiences.Remote Team Problem Solving With TRIZ
By Rogier de Vries, Valeri Souchkov and Jan Mannak
Many companies are not able to perform product development on their own. Companies may cooperate with other companies or subsidiaries in project-based joint ventures – often the teams are geographically separated.Applying TRIZ to Air Traffic Control Display Design
By Jack Hipple
Few people have as stressful a job as the air traffic controller. This challenge was figuring out how to optimize the air traffic control display to be as helpful as possible.Case Study: Use of TRIZ in Software Design
By Navneet Bhushan
The use of ideality from structural perspectives led to a cleaner software product design that is easier to maintain and evolve than what existed before.Managing Emotions: Applying the Substance-field Theory
By Prakasan Kappoth and Harsha G. Goolya
Substance-field theory is a powerful analytical technique in TRIZ and helps define a problem in detail and formulate solutions. This technique can also be used to manage people by modeling people and their emotions in place of substances and fields.Improving Travel Infrastructure in Mumbai
By KRD Pravin
Population explosion is a curse as well as a boon for India. It is the second biggest market of the world. It is a strength, but at the same time it causes a scarcity of infrastructure and results in other infrastructure related issues.
