TRIZ is a collection of problem-solving methodologies associated with
Genrich Altshuller (October 15, 1926 - September 24, 1998) of Russia.
He created the Teoriya Resheniya Izobreatatelskikh Zadatch, translated
as the Theory of Solving Inventive Problems, or TRIZ. By examining hundreds
of patents while working for the Russian Navy, Altshuller was able to describe
a framework of system conflicts and resolutions. These conflicts and
resolutions provide a methodology for creative problem solving.
The body of work surrounding Altshuller has grown to encompass a number
of techniques that provide structure for creativity in analyzing and
solving problems.
Papers and resources of interest include:
- TRIZ Has Arrived by John Stamey, Reprinted from the Myrtle Beach Herald, May 2006 (Thanks for editorial comments from Richard Langevin)
- TRIZ and Extreme Programming by John Stamey, From Proceedings of Southeast InfORMS, October 2006
- TRIZ and Design Patterns by John Stamey and Ellen Domb, from Proceedings of ACM SICDOC 2006, October 2006
- TRIZ and Design Patterns (PPT as a PDF Presentation) by John Stamey and Ellen Domb, ACM SICDOC 2006, October 2006
- trizrealworld.blogspot.com Ellen Domb's TRIZ blog
- 40 Principles for Innovative Problem Solving
©2002 by Ellen Domb and Kalevi Rantanen. From Simplified TRIZ, CRC Press, 2002.
Presented (with permission from the authors) from www.triz-journal.com
- TRIZ Contradiction Matrix presented by permission of www.triz-journal.com
Links of interest include:
January 2007 - Flow and Inventive Thinking
Here is a new look on the inventive process through Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's Theory of FLOW. The books are:
- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1990). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. New York: Harper and Row. ISBN 0-06-092043-2
- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1996). Creativity: Flow and the Psychology of Discovery and Invention. New York: Harper Perennial. ISBN 0-06-092820-4
- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (1998). Finding Flow: The Psychology of Engagement With Everyday Life. Basic Books. ISBN 0-465-02411-4 (a popular exposition emphasizing technique)
- Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (2003). Good Business: Leadership, Flow, and the Making of Meaning. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-200409-X
Also of Interest is Kay McMahon's MSc e-Business Dissertation from Robert Gordon
University. It may be found at www.FlowTheory.com
Alexander and Altshuller -- Properties and Principles
Dr. John Stamey
Department of Computer Science
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
Christopher Alexander's concept of patterns in architecture, found in his book
"A Pattern Language," have been successfully used as the fundamental communication mechanism
to describe reusable solutions to computer programming problems (Design Patterns).
In his more recent work, "The Nature of Order," Alexander describes a set of Fifteen
Fundamental Properties that are found in systems, such as buildings, constructed of centers that
help and support each other. Systems composed of such coherent centers give rise to the quality of "life."
Alexander's Fifteen Properties include: 1. Levels of Scale; 2. Strong Centers; 3. Boundaries;
4. Alternating Repetition; 5. Positive Space; 6. Good Shape; 7. Local Symmetries;
8. Deep Interlock and Ambiguity; 9. Contrast; 10. Gradients; 11. Roughness; 12. Echoes;
14. Simplicity and Inner Calm; and, 15. Non-Separateness. We show the relationship
between Alexander's Properties and Altshuller's 40 TRIZ Principles, whereby Alexander's Fifteen Properties describe
a way of grouping Altshuller's Forty Principles.
Abstract for presentation at TRIZCON 2007. © 2006 John Stamey, Jr., All Rights Reserved.
For more information, contact Dr. John Stamey at jwstamey@gmail.com
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