This document provides an overview of a presentation on TRIZ (the theory of inventive problem solving) and systematic innovation. The presentation covers:
- The background and origins of TRIZ as developed by Genrich Altshuller based on an analysis of hundreds of thousands of patent solutions.
- Key concepts of TRIZ including the laws of engineering system evolution, contradictions, ideality and resources, and inventive principles.
- Applications of TRIZ in various industries through training and pilot projects.
- Challenges with traditional approaches to innovation like trial and error and how TRIZ provides a systematic approach to generating inventive solutions by resolving contradictions.
- Examples of how TRIZ was