Theory of Inventive Problem Solving
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CORE DEFINITION
Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, a systematic innovation methodology summarized by Altshuller based on patterns in patents, providing tools such as the contradiction matrix to solve technical problems.
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TRIZ (Russian: теория решения изобретательских задач, romanized: teoriya resheniya izobretatelskikh zadach, lit. 'theory of inventive problem solving') is a methodology which combines an organized, systematic method of problem-solving with analysis and forecasting techniques derived from the study…
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TRIZ asserts that invention is not a flash of genius but an activity that can be engineered. It abstracts concrete problems into parameter contradictions or physical contradictions, maps them to verified general solutions using the contradiction matrix/40 principles, then expands with evolutionary trends and standard solutions, ultimately pursuing 'ideality'. The essence is 'replacing random trial-and-error with the crystallization of human patent wisdom'.
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