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    (7) U-SIT and Think NewsLetters
Ed Sickafus
Copied & Edited by Toru Nakagawa

Posted:  Mar. 22, 2020; Updated: May 25, 2020

Editor's Note (Toru Nakagawa, Mar. 22, 2020): 

Dr. Sickafus wrote and sent his USIT NewsLetters (named "U-SIT and Think NewsLetters") to his subscribers.  It started on Nov. 15, 2003 and continued till Mar. 20, 2009 (No. 79).  Mini Lectures of case studies are interesting. He wrote the NewsLetters without fixed schedule, energetically in 2003 - 2006.

We made Japanese translation of the Mini Lectures and posted the Japanese version in "TRIZ Home Page in Japan", for No. 1 - 10 (in 2004) and for No. 11 - 28 (in 2013) .  Original English versions were posted in our site in 2013 (for No. 1 - 28) . 

All the NewsLetters (No. 1 through No. 79) in English (were available as back-numbers by requesting to Dr. Sickafus ) are publicly posted for the first time in this Archive in PDF.  Japanese versions are also accesｓible for No. 1 - 28.

Editor's Note (Toru Nakagawa, May 21, 2020): 

All the NewsLetters (No. 1 through No. 79) are now posted here.

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 (7)  Sickafus' "U-SIT and Think NewsLetters"

No.

Date of issue

Topics

Mini Lecture

English

Japanese

1

Nov. 15, 2003

 

'Messy Newspaper Print Problem' - Well defined problem

2

Nov. 25, 2003

 

Ibid - Minimum set of objects

3

Dec. 2, 2003

 

Ibid - Plausible root causes (1)

4

Dec. 9, 2003

 

Ibid - Plausible root causes (2)

5

Dec. 15, 2003

 

Ibid - Completion of well defined problem

6

Dec. 22, 2003

 

Ibid - Listing up intuitive solutions

7

Jan. 5, 2004

 

Ibid - Problem analysis - Close world diagram

8

Jan. 12, 2004

 

Ibid - Problem analysis - Qualitative change graph

9

Jan. 19, 2004

 

Ibid - Problem analysis - QC graph (2)

10

Jan. 26, 2004

 

Ibid - Problem analysis - QC graph (3)

 

No.

Date of issue

Topics

Mini Lecture

English

Japanese11

11

 Apr. 4, 2004

 

'Messy Newspaper Print Problem' - Well defined problem

12

 Apr. 8, 2004

 

Ibid - Minimum set of objects

13

 Apr. 19, 2004

 

Ibid - Plausible root causes (1)

14

 Apr. 26, 2004

 

Ibid - Plausible root causes (2)

15

 May 2, 2004

 

Ibid - Completion of well defined problem

16

 May 11, 2004

 

Ibid - Listing up intuitive solutions

17

 (May 17, 2004

 

Ibid - Problem analysis - Close world diagram

18

 May 23, 2004

 

Ibid - Problem analysis - Qualitative change graph

19

 Jun. 21, 2004

 

 Causes = Effects ?

20

 Aug. 9, 2004

 

 USIT - an Alternative Method for Solving Engineering-Design Problems: Bar Hopping Problem

21

 Aug. 17, 2004

 

 ibid: How to Invent

22

 (Aug. 20, 2004

 

 ibid: ibid: Drinking Vessel Problem; Q&A onTransduction

23

 Aug. 30, 2004

 

 ibid: ibid: ibid: Constructing the CAF (Characteristics-Atributes-Functions) Table

24

 Sept.  9, 2004

 

 ibid: ibid: ibid: Inventing New Concepts with the CAF Table

25

 Sept. 15, 2004

 

 ibid: ibid: ibid: Discussion on the CAF Table

26

 Sept. 20, 2004

 

 ibid: ibid: ibid: Inventing New Concepts; Discussion on Summarizing Solution Concepts

27

 Sept. 27, 2004

 

 ibid: ibid: Discussion on Post-USIT Evaluation Process

28

 Oct. 4, 2004

 

 ibid: ibid: Discussion on the Essence of USIT Procedure

NL 29 to NL 79:  Posted here (May 25, 2020)

No.

Date of issue

Topics

Mini Lecture

English

Japanese

29

Oct. 11, 2004

Announcemnt of a new book "Heuristics for Solving Technical Problems -- Theory, Derivation, Application" by Ed Sickafus

   --

  USIT_NL29-041011.pdf

  

30

Oct. 18, 2004

  

ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF; Discusssion on "contacts"

  USIT_NL30-041018.pdf

  

31

Nov. 13, 2004

 The HSTP book is posted, downloadable without charge. ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF; Q&A: solutions pre-exist in brain?

  USIT_NL31-041113.pdf

  

32

Jan. 18, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF;

  USIT_NL32-050118.pdf

  

33

Jan. 25, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Cost is not a problem but a sympthom of other problems

  USIT_NL33-050125.pdf

  

34

Jan. 24, 2005

   "Left-brain/right-brain influences in problem solving"

  USIT_NL34-050124.pdf

  

35

Jan. 29, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF; Left-brain/right-brain participation in problem solving

  USIT_NL35-050129.pdf

  

36

Feb. 7, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF; Brain hemisphere participation in problem solving (Hand-shaking problem)

  USIT_NL36-050207.pdf

  

37

Feb. 7, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF; Continuation of Hand-shaking problem

  USIT_NL37-050207.pdf

  

38

Feb. 25, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF; Continuation of Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms

  USIT_NL38-050225.pdf

  

39

Mar. 5, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Solution concepts with CAF; Continuation of Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms

  USIT_NL39-050305.pdf

  

40

Mar.15, 2005

   ibid: ibid: ibid: Conclusion of "How to Invent a Better Drinking Vessel"; "Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms Using Plastic Heuristics"

  USIT_NL40-050315.pdf

  

41

Mar. 22, 2005

   ibid: Plastic heuristics; "Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms Using Plastic Heuristics"

  USIT_NL41-050322.pdf

  

42

Apr. 19, 2005

   ibid: Continuation of Plastic Heuristics; Continuation of "Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms Using Plastic Heuristics

  USIT_NL42-050419.pdf

  

43

Jun. 9, 2005

   ibid: Continuation of Plastic Heuristics; Continuation of "Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms Using Plastic Heuristics

  USIT_NL43-050609.pdf

  

44

Jun. 9, 2005

   ibid: Continuation of Plastic Heuristics; Continuation of "Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms Using Plastic Heuristics

  USIT_NL44-050609.pdf

  

45

Jun. 24, 2005

   ibid: Continuation of Plastic Heuristics; Continuation of "Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms Using Plastic Heuristics

  USIT_NL45-050624.pdf

  

46

Jun. 9, 2005

   ibid: ibid: Continuation of "Left-brain Right-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problms Using Plastic Heuristics; Brain-Hemisphere Participation ENocuraged in USIT (a table)

  USIT_NL46-050609.pdf

  

47

Jul. 7, 2005

   ibid: ibid: Conclusion of Left-brain RIght-brain Participation in Solving Technical Problems Using Plastic Heuristics: Abstraction through ambiguity - an heuristic

  USIT_NL47-050707.pdf

  

48

Jul. 22. 2005

   USIT - a Method for Solving Engineering-Design Type Problems: Cognitive Plasticity in Problem Solving (CPPS)

  USIT_NL48-050722.pdf

  

49

Aug. 5, 2005

   ibid: Cognitive Plasticity in Problem Solving: Graphic heuristic for object interaction through attributes

  USIT_NL49-050805.pdf

  

50

Nov. 19, 2005

   ibid: Plausible Root Causes lead to new Concepts

  USIT_NL50-051119.pdf

  

51

Nov. 19, 2005

   ibid: ibid

  USIT_NL51-051119.pdf

  

52

Dec. 14, 2005

   ibid: Where and how do we learn heuristics?

  USIT_NL52-051214.pdf

  

53

Dec. 20, 2005

   ibid: Using the heuristics "Simplify"

  USIT_NL53-051220.pdf

  

54

Jan. 4, 2006

   Heuristics for Solving Technical Problems: Using the heuristics "SYMMETRY"

  USIT_NL54-060104.pdf

  

55

Jan. 17, 2006

   ibid: ibid

  USIT_NL55-060117.pdf

  

56

Jan. 19, 2006

   ibid: Using the  heuristic "Reciprocity"

  USIT_NL56-060120.pdf

  

57

Jan. 25, 2006

   ibid: Using the heuristic "Eliminate Filters"

  USIT_NL57-060125.pdf

  

58

Feb. 1, 2006

   ibid: Using the heuristic "Anthropomorphism"

  USIT_NL58-060201.pdf

  

59

Feb. 10, 2006

   ibif: Tricks-of-the-Trade

  USIT_NL59-060210.pdf

  

60

Mar. 7, 2006

   ibid: Heuristics solve a "people problem"

  USIT_NL60-060307.pdf

  

61

Mar. 22, 2006

   ibid: A Point of View

  USIT_NL61-060322.pdf

  

62

Mar. 27, 2006

   ibid: A Point of Wiew on LH- RH-Lateralization

  USIT_NL62-060327.pdf

  

63

Apr. 4, 2006

   ibid: The Intuition-Logic Straggle

  USIT_NL63-060404.pdf

  

64

Apr. 10, 2006

   ibid: Continuation of "The Intuition-Logic Struggle"

  USIT_NL64-060410.pdf

  

65

Apr. 19, 2006

   ibid: ibid

  USIT_NL65-060419.pdf

  

66

Apr. 24, 2006

   ibid: ibid

  USIT_NL66-060424.pdf

  

67

May 1, 2006

   ibid: Comments on "The Intuition-Logic Struggle"

  USIT_NL67-060501.pdf

  

68

Dec. 24, 2006

 Report of The 2nd TRIZ Symposium in Japan (Aug. 31 - Sept. 2, 2006, Osaka). 
Keynote Lecture by Sickafus		  

  USIT_NL68-061224.pdf

  

69

Mar. 28, 2007

 New Web site completed:  www.u-sit.net
New textbook: "Heuristic Innovation"

Heuristic Innovation: Heuristic Innovation and ite Develoment

 

  USIT_NL69-070328.pdf

  

70

Apr. 6, 2007

   Two Brains Are Better

  USIT_NL70-070406.pdf

  

71

Apr. 18, 2007

   Two Brains Are Better -II

  USIT_NL71-070418.pdf

  

72

May 9, 2007

   Two Brains Are Better -III

  USIT_NL72-070509.pdf

  

73

Jun. 6, 2007

   Two Brains Are Better -IV

  USIT_NL73-070606.pdf

  

74

Jun. 20, 2007

   Two Brains Are Better -V

  USIT_NL74-070620.pdf

  

75

Dec. 19, 2007

   Conceptual Solutions: Concptual solutions for real-wrold problems

  USIT_NL75-071219.pdf

  

76

Feb. 27, 2008

 A USIT demonstration for high school students Conceptual Solutions Demonstration: Concptual solutions for real-wrold problems

  USIT_NL76-080227.pdf

  

77

Mar. 27, 2008

   Heuristics: Simplification: A Gedanken Ice Cube

  USIT_NL77-080327.pdf

  

78

Jul. 18, 2008

   ibid: ibid:ibid

  USIT_NL78-080718.pdf

  

79

Mar. 20, 2009

   ibid:ibid:ibid

  USIT_NL79-090320.pdf

  

 

 

 

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