The original TRIZ 40 Principles have been validated in a large number of application areas including software, chemical engineering, architecture, and many other fields. One area of current emphasis in a number of product and system design areas is the science of human factors ergonimics. This refers to dealing with issues relating to how humans interact with equipment and machinery, their workplace, and products. As our population ages, this issue becomes even more important as it becomes more dificult for the elderly to turn switches and knobs, see normal signs, and interface with electronic gadgets and hardware that exist in many homes and work environments today.
This talk will review a 40 Principles table constructed for Human Factors and review a number of examples illustrating the application of TRIZ principles to this area.
Jack Hipple is Principal with Innovation-TRIZ, an innovation consulting firm specializing in TRIZ training, problem solving workshops, and organizational innovation assessments. Jack is a chemical engineer from Carnegie Mellon University and spent 30 years in the chemical industry prior to becoming involved with TRIZ. He was the Director of Global Chemical Engineering R&D and the Disocvery Research Director for Dow Chemical until 1993. Following his career with Dow, he was a project manager for the National Center for Manufacturing Science, Product Manager for Ansell Edmont, and aerogel project manager for Cabot Corporation. Jack served as New Business Develoment Manager for Ideation International and Idea Connections prior to forming Innovation-TRIZ in 1999.
Jack is the TRIZ instructor for both the American Institure of Chemical Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has run numerous workshops for the World Future Society as well as ASTD and PDMAchapters. He has made many presentations to the Altshuller Instutute, the European TRIZ Association, and the Fluid Products Distributors Association, as well as authoring articles for the TRIZ Journal, Chemical Engineering Progress, Chemical Innovation, World Futures Quarterly, Creativty and Innovation Management, Leaders in Action, Research-Technology Management, and Family and Community Health. He has pioneered the application of TRIZ in the US for clients in the areas of personnel and management.
In addition to his experience with TRIZ, he is certified in DeBono Lateral Thinking and Six Hats methodologies as well as MBTI and Kirton KAI style and innovation assessments.
