Systematic Problem Solving

Overview

Problem Solving is essential to business survival. Being first to market an innovatory design, product or service will mean customers come to you rather than your competitors.Likewise, techniques like Lean and Six Sigma are good at identifying problem areas in your business, but how do you come up with solutions?

TRIZ is a simple but effective technique that helps people identify answers to problems in a systematic, repeatable way that will transform your organisation’s performance.No longer do you need to search for that creative genius – develop it in yourself or your team!

95% of all patented ideas are based on the application of up to 40 inventive principles.This Short Course will show you the principles with illuminating examples that bring the technique to life.Bring along your own problem and we’ll see what we can do!

Topics Covered

• An overview of TRIZ
• Problems as a function of NOW!
• The 40 inventive principles
• The contradiction matrix
• Case studies and examples of the technique

Who should attend

This Short Course will benefit everyone who needs to think creatively: a designer, an architect, an engineer, a project manager or an administrator. Managers and Directors will also find it useful to get an overview of the technique that will transform the organisation’s performance.

Outcomes

• A transformation in the way you view problems
• A renewed appetite for tackling old issues
• A reduction in the time it takes to solve problems
• Repeatable performance across teams faced with problems to solve
• Greater benefits from your creative designs
• An increase in the number of innovatory ideas in your business