Semantic TRIZ

The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, better known in the engineering world by its Russian abbreviation TRIZ (e.g., [1]) has been widely acknowledged as an effective tool to solve technical problems, especially at the conceptual design stage. Its attractiveness is based on several appealing observations. First, it was noticed, that a significant number of engineering problems can be described in a contradiction template. These contradictions are continuously recurring across different industries, and these same contradictions have frequently been solved using repeating approaches. It has also been discovered that the patterns of technical system evolution are repeated across different industries as well: specifically, systems are being developed in the directions of increased ideality, harmonization, controllability, and degree of freedom. And finally, it has been broadly recognized that the best innovative solutions seem to adopt scientific effects from diverse fields of science and engineering.