Introduction to TRIZ
What is TRIZ?
  Guide to TRIZ/USIT Articles in This Site
Introductory Articles on TRIZ and USIT
Introductory References
buttons guide you to the pages written in Japanese.

Notice (Toru Nakagawa, Oct. 17, 2014)

For better introduction to TRIZ, you are advised to visit either one of the following four 'Entrance Pages' depending on your interest:

　Entrance page C:　Let's enjoy 'Think & Try' ! (for Children and Highschool students)

　Entrance page S:  For solving problems creatively (for Students and the General public) 

　Entrance page E:  Methods of creative problem solving (for Engineers and Researchers novice to TRIZ) 

　Entrance page P:  Practices and methodologies of Creative problem solving (for Practitioners and Experts)   

The present page is going to be remodeled but not ready yet. 

 

What is TRIZ?
   Why don't you learn TRIZ and improve your creation capability?         [T. Nakagawa  Nov. 1, 1998]

TRIZ is "Theory of Inventive Problem Solving".
     Abbriviated from its original Russian name written in English alphabets.

It supports creative R&D in technology.
      It clarifies your technical problems and suggests you a lot of creative hints.

 It is based on the "Priciples of Invention" extracted from the history of technological innovations.
      2.5 Million patents over the world were analyzed for condensing their innovative essences.

 For solving your problem, you will be able to access to the full world of science and technology.
     From you technical target you can retrieve principles in physics, chemistry, and geometry.

 It guides you to breakthroughs instead of trade-offs.
     By solving contradictions, you will reach real inventions and valuable patents.

You will master a thinking method of breaking mental inertia for technological innovation.
     Helpful for experienced people as well as for younger people.

Mr. G. Altshuller originated and established the methodology since 1946 in the former USSR.
     In CIS, many TRIZ courses are carried on in institutes and highschools.

After the end of the Cold War, it became known and was evaluated highly in USA, Europe, Japan, etc.
     Introduced rapidly and is forming a new wave of movement for technological innovation.

TRIZ methodology is now applicable with software tools on personal computers.
     They show technology knowledge bases with illustrations and allow smooth operation.

It is applicable in mechanical, electrical, chemical, and many other much wider areas.
     Areas of knowledge bases and applications are now being extended.

The TRIZ methodology for problem solving is illustrated in the following figure.
     The symbol mark of this home page was designed by Nakagawa from this figure.


 

                Essence of TRIZ in 50 Words    (Toru Nakagawa, May 22, 2001)

Essence of TRIZ:

Recognition that
    technical systems evolve
       towards the increase of ideality
       by overcoming contradictions 
       mostly with minimal introduction of resources.

Thus, for creative problem solving, 
   TRIZ provides a dialectic way of thinking,
       i.e.,
       to understand the problem as a system, 
       to image the ideal solution first, and 
       to solve contradictions. 

     USIT is a simple yet effective procedure for creative problem solving with the essence of TRIZ.
         (Toru Nakagawa, Feb. 18, 2003)


Guide to TRIZ/USIT Articles in This Site

   "Brief Guide to Nakagawa's TRIZ/USIT Articles"
           by Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.), Posted on Feb. 18, 2003 


Introductory Articles on TRIZ/USIT        [Introductory articles/papers for beginners posted in this Web site.   Refer to the above  "Brief Guide"]

"What is TRIZ?  FAQ" (Part 1 of "TRIZ: Creative Problem Solving Methodology for Innovation") (Jan. 13, 2006)

Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.), "InterLab", Jan. 2006, pp. 48-51
[Introduction to TRIZ for novices.  What is TRIZ?, Information sources and textboks, Basic approach, Thinking way for innovation, Penetration in the World, Penetration in Japan, New generation of TRIZ.]

"Introduction to TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving): A Technological Philosophy for Creative Problem Solving"
         by Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.), Posted Nov. 16, 2001 ; English transl. Jan. 7, 2002

Paper/Introduction: "Problem Solving Methodology for Innovation: TRIZ/USIT.  Its Philosophy, Methods, Knowledge Bases, and Software Tools"  (Mar. 3, 2004)
        by Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.), presented at First Symposium on Knowledge Creation Support Systems, held on Feb. 27-28, 2004, at JAIST (Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Hokuriku) near Kanazawa. 
        [Introduced the whole aspects of TRIZ in a top-down manner on the basis of up-to-date understanding of the methodology.  Explained TRIZ/USIT and its usage in the "Steady Strategy" of introduction.  This is the up-to-date Introduction to TRIZ in this Site.]

Introductory: "Introduction to the TRIZ/USIT Methodology for Creative Problem Solving"    (Jun. 22, 2005)

Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.), "Value Engineering" (Magazine of Japan VE Association), No. 228 (May 2005), pp. 31-36.
[An introduction to the up-to-date TRIZ methodology. This article describes the essence of TRIZ philosophy, TRIZ knowledge bases (especially in its modernized form), and TRIZ ways of thinking and thinking tools, towards readers novice to TRIZ. This gives an overview of TRIZ, especially on its structure and characteristic features. This serves as a new first page of 'Introduction to TRIZ' in this Web site.]

"Essence of TRIZ in 50 Words"
     by Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.)  May 16, 2001  [Posted on May 22, 2001]  [Japanese translation posted on May 22, 2001]

Introductory: "TRIZ -- Recent Approaches and Activities in Japan and in the World" (Mar. 22, 2013)

Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin Univ.), "Standardization and Quality Control", Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 17 - 24 (2013)
Introduction to different approaches and activities of TRIZ in Japan and in the world since 1990s. Evolution of TRIZ in its methodological contents, and various activities of penetrating TRIZ in different countries in the world and in Japan.  

"Creative Problem-Solving Methodologies TRIZ/USIT: Overview of My 14 Years in Research, Education, and Promotion" (Mar. 23, 2012)

Toru Nakagawa (Osaka Gakuin University), "Bulletine, Osaka Gakuin Univ." (Mar. 2012)


Introductory References    [Introductory articles for beginners posted in other sites.]

Media Kit of Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies (USA) (Dec. 6, 2002) 
          URLs and List of Sources of the Media Kit  (May 22, 2002)
          [Currently 7 selested items are listed.  Two of them are Nakagawa's articles in this Web site.]
 
 
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