Course Description

Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) toolkit for invention and systematic creativity 

How to invent and improve a system?  How to make it systematically? Which tools can be used for that? 


Creativity Lab

The course is created by the Systems Engineering Laboratory in Lappeenranta University of Technology. The main content teacher and instructor is Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Leonid Chechurin. The course designer is Doctoral student Iuliia ShnaiSpecial course contributors are: Post-Doctoral researcher with specialization in Business analytic  Mariia Kozlova Patent team: Doctoral students Juhani Talvela and Samira Ranaei

Course curriculum

  • 1

    1- Introduction to the course

    • ANNOUNCEMENTS

    • Web Meeting

    • 1.1 Course design

    • 1.2 !Highly important introduction to the course!

    • 1.4 Facebook group*

    • 1.5 Introduce yourself *

    • FAQ
  • 2

    2- Contradiction

    • 1 Watch preparation Video

    • 2 Extra video stories and examples

    • 3 Examples of contradictions resolving (and inspiration)

    • 4 Formulate contradictions for umbrella **

    • 5 Formulate contradiction for needle **

    • 6 Formulate contradiction for toothbrush **

    • 7 Eliminate the contradictions using 40 principles **

    • 8 Answer questions in Qu​iz **

    • 9 Project work. Contradiction formulation, elimination and idea generation ***

    • FAQ
  • 3

    3- Function modelling

    • 3.1 Real case-study on FM and Trimming

    • 3.2 Project work Step 1. Component / List of components ***

    • 3.3 Project work Step 2. Interaction matrix ***

    • 3.4 Project work Step 3. Function model ***

    • FAQ
  • 4

    4- Trimming

    • 4.1 Preparation Video

    • 4.2 Text summary

    • 4.3 Links of Trimming

    • 4.4. Quiz**

    • Brain Teaser from you

    • 4.5 Discuss trimming weaknesses **

    • 4.6 Discuss Trimming vs DFME

    • Project work Trimming ***

    • FAQ
  • 5

    5- TESE

    • Preparation video

    • Summary

    • Slides

    • Example Flexible, Autonomous, Adaptive chairs designs

    • Quiz **

    • Define the Trend for control panel **

    • Define the Trend for phone**

    • Define the Trend for website **

    • Define all the Trends **

    • Name one example for each TREND **

    • Project work . Apply Trends for your system ***

    • Ray Kurzweil predictions in Technology

    • FAQ
  • 6

    Final project work

    • Final project clarification
  • 7

    Visualisation

    • Create the visualization of your product idea

    • 1. 3d Model via SketchUP (CAD)

    • 2. Creating a 3D model from a real world object

    • 3. Creating 3d model with tablet and pen

    • 4. Videos

    • 5. Graphics, Drawings, photos

    • Modeling of the future

  • 8

    Conclusion

    • Final survey

    • Survey 2

    • Comments about the course

    • Real problems from companies