Limit Your Way to Innovation

Determine constraints to achieve competitive advantage In today’s world, it’s almost expected that product or service innovation will yield competitive advantage. So how does one innovate? One approach is to hire genius employees and to combine the attributes of a number of tools (e.g., theory of constraints or experimentation), or use specific methodologies such as […]

The Underlying Philosophy of TRIZ . . Been There, Done That!

An important concept within TRIZ is that someone, somewhere, has already solved your problem.  Of course, the problem has to be clearly stated, and in a generic sense to enable the recognition of existing valid solutions. TRIZ is not alone in recognizing this need.  ‘Stating the problem clearly’ is something that was recognized by the […]

Effective Problem Solving Calls for Adaptable Detective Work

Finding the root cause vs. treating the symptom The TRIZ executive council group had taken a break during summer and were now meeting after almost three months. There were the usual exchanges about vacations and work challenges, cialis but Joel was excited and wanted to share something he believed would be of benefit to every […]