Theory of inventive problem solving

Authors

Celso Co ⋅ PH Intel Technology Philippines, Inc.

Abstract

"TIPS" is the acronym for "Theory of Inventive Problem Solving," and "TRIZ" is the acronym for the same phrase in Russian. TRIZ was developed by Genrikh Altshuller and his colleagues in the former USSR starting in 1946, and is now being developed and practiced throughout the world. TRIZ research began with the hypothesis that there are universal principles of invention that are the basis for creative innovations that advance technology, and that if these principles could be identified and codified, they could be taught to people to make the process of invention more predictable. The research has proceeded in several stages over the last 50 years. Over two million patents have been examined, classified by level of inventiveness, and analyzed to look for principles of innovation. The three primary findings of this research are as follows:

Problems and solutions were repeated across industries and sciences
Patterns of technical evolution were repeated across industries and sciences
Innovations used scientific effects outside the field where they were developed

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Issue

2003: Proceedings of the 21st Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2003-WS-IN-03

Section

Panel Discussions, Workshops, and Tutorials

Published

2003-10-22

How to Cite

[1]

C Co, Theory of inventive problem solving, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 21, SPP-2003-WS-IN-03 (2003). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2003-WS-IN-03.