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Welcome to the Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies
The purpose and function of the Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies
The Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies is a prestigious organization dedicated to promoting the study and application of TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving). Named after its founder, Genrich Altshuller, the institute serves as a hub for research, education, and collaboration in the field of TRIZ.
The primary purpose of the Altshuller Institute is to advance the understanding and utilization of TRIZ principles across various industries and domains. It fosters a community of TRIZ practitioners, researchers, and enthusiasts who are committed to new systems and driving innovation.
The Altshuller Institute also plays a crucial role in education and training. It provides a conduit to various educational programs, workshops, and seminars on TRIZ. These initiatives cater to individuals at all levels, from beginners seeking an introduction to TRIZ to experienced practitioners looking to deepen their knowledge. The institute collaborates with universities, research institutions, and industry partners to develop comprehensive training curricula and certifications.
Join us for TRIZCON2024, the premier global conference on TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving), on December 14-15, 2024, in Beijing, China. This prestigious event will be hosted at the Sohu Internet Plaza, with accommodations provided at the elegant Xijiao Hotel at Zhongguancun Science and Technology Park, the heart of high-tech and innovation in China.
The Altshuller Institute facilitated the training and support of two Bioengineering professors at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA. They were very excited about the TRIZ training provided and sought practical tools to help the students with their bioengineering projects.
If other professors would like to know more about installing a TRIZ course to help their students succeed in their field of endeavor, just let us know. The Institute is ready to help you achieve your goals. TRIZ is a foundational methodology for technology innovation and is useful to all who become familiar with the tools and philosophy.
New books in the General Store:
Pocket TRIZ for Six Sigma - Systematic Innovation and Problem Solving
By Geoff Tennant Mulbury Consulting
Teaching 21st Century Skills - TRIZ Pedagogy, a great book for STEM teaching
Anatoly Guin TRIZ Master and Founder of International Laboratory Education for a New Era
Why should you join the Altshuller Institute?
The Altshuller Institute fosters international collaboration and cooperation in the field of TRIZ. It establishes partnerships with other TRIZ organizations, professional societies, and research institutions across the globe. These collaborations facilitate the exchange of ideas, joint research projects, and the standardization of TRIZ practices, ensuring a unified and consistent approach to problem-solving worldwide. Visit our Membership page for more details.
I am seeking volunteers to assist the Institute in refocusing our goals and mission in this new world. We need help with website support, social media marketing, and IT tech assistance. As we are in the process of renewing the AI website, your support would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested in helping out, please send me an email. Thank you!
To all of our members, colleagues, friends, and extended TRIZ family, I wish you happiness, peace, health, and wealth.
Unlock your brain, you need to free your brain from poor thinking habits.
Learn TRIZ methods and become more creative and innovative.
TRIZ will raise your level of thinking and
provide insights into how the world works.
TRIZ can change your life forever!!!
Remember, you don't know, what you don't know!!!
TRIZ Training Schedule
For the latest information about TRIZ training from various Providers, go to TRIZ Training Schedule
Inside TRIZ Article
After Uproar, Google Revives AI-Generated Images Of People, With Limits
NurPhoto via Getty Images
Leslie Katz, Senior Contributor, Aug 29, 2024
Some Google Gemini users will soon be able to create AI-generated people again.
Google is reinstating a Gemini feature that lets users create AI-generated images of people after suspending the capability earlier this year amid criticism it produced misleading and historically inaccurate depictions.
The company announced in a blog post on Wednesday that in the days to come, the ability to create images of people from within the company’s Gemini suite of AI models will return to Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise customers. Like other image-generation tools such as Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, and OpenAI’s Dall-E, Google’s Imagen 3 lets users instantly turn typed or spoken text prompts into visual representations.
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"TRIZ Home Page in Japan" Updated (Sept. 5, 2024) Earthquake Prediction Research and Disaster Mitigation (EQP) As I wrote you earlier, I have made up my mind to work (to support) on the Short-term/Imminent Earthquake Prediction research. |
Updated: 28 November 2024
Toru Nakagawa (OGU, WTSP Project Leader)
Dear TRIZ Colleagues and WTSP Members
Hello, how are you, your family, and the people in your country? I hope you all are well.
I uploaded the following articles on Nov. 13 and 26 in my website:
https://www.osaka-gu.ac.jp/php/nakagawa/TRIZ/eTRIZ/
[1] On the 26th Anniversary of "TRIZ Home Page in Japan":
Toru Nakagawa (Nov. 13, 2024)
[2] Earthquake Prediction Research Based on the TRIZ Philosophy
Toru Nakagawa, Presented at ETRIA TFC TRAI 2024,
(Nov. 26, 2024)
Best wishes,
Toru Nakagawa
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Powerful solutions grow on TRIZ!
Many household-name Fortune 500 companies use TRIZ, but the methodology is far from a household name. TRIZ is a way of thinking, a set of tools, a methodology, a process, a theory, or even possibly a deep science, which seems to be gradually shaping up as ‘the next big thing.’ TRIZ, pronounced ‘treez’, is an acronym for the Russian word that translates as ‘the theory of inventive problem-solving.’
From its roots in patent analysis by Genrich Altshuller in the late 1940s, TRIZ has grown and is today an impressive and valuable body of work that is now being applied by leading organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia. Some of these companies include:
Allied Signal, Amoco, BAE Systems, Boeing Corporation, Brunswick-Life Fitness, Cabot Corporation, Chrysler, Daimler Chrysler, Dana, Delphi Corporation, Dow Chemical, Dura Automotive, Eastman Chemical, Ford, GM, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, Honeywell, IBM, International Truck, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics, Lockheed Martin, Motorola, Kimberly-Clark, Kodak, McDonnell Douglas, NASA, National Semiconductor, Nortel, Otis Elevator, Panasonic, Parsons, Peugeot, Procter & Gamble (P&G), Samsung, Rockwell, Shell, Rohm and Haas, Rolls Royce, Teck Cominco, Toyota, TRW, UNISYS, United Technologies, Visteon, Xerox, and more.
Innovation and problem-solving are generic skills and can be applied across many different domains; make someone more effective in one domain, and they will also be more effective in others. Knowledge of TRIZ will help to increase the productivity of everyone who has some training in and practices this powerful methodology.
TRIZ Works
Here are some fundamental factors that point to TRIZ as an effective and transformational methodology:
- It is very general.
- It is grounded in a reliable body of knowledge, the growing patent base.
- The scenarios it generates bypass the psychological inertia of team members.
- It can be used with other quality processes, removing roadblocks and speeding up decision-making.
- It reduces the resources required to generate a solution set.
- It is rapid in generating solution concepts, relative to other methods.
- It can be taught, and applied, at any level of education, from school children to management consultants to PhD scientists.
Help us bring TRIZ to the World 
Altshuller Institute is looking for financial Sponsors to sustain our year-long activities. Please review the attached file for Legacy Support and find a comfortable level where you can help AI.
We have many levels of support that will benefit your company or organization. Help us spread TRIZ. There are a lot of problems that can be solved with TRIZ. Let's solve them together.
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