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

    • 1.1 Course design

    • 1.3. Course content

    • 1.4 Facebook group*

    • 1.6 Brain-tieser *

    • Brain Teaser from you

    • FAQ

    • 2.1.5 Discuss "Functions definitions" **
  • 2

    2. Function modelling (FM) and Function oriented search (FOS)

    • 2.1.1 Intro to FM

    • 2.1.3 Function Definition examples

    • 2.1.4 Define function within TRIZ**

    • 2.1.7 Discuss "Function modeling vs IDEF0 " ** WS2108

    • 2.2.1 Function Oriented Search Info and Summary

    • 2.2.2 FOS example

    • 2.2.3 FOS Case Study **

    • 2.1.2 Quiz **

    • What is the function of?

    • 2.1.6 Discuss "Function of drill" ** WS2018

    • FAQ
  • 3

    3- Ideal Final Result

    • 3.1 Preparation Video

    • 3.2 Text summary

    • 3.3 Links of IFR

    • 3.4 Ideality real cases . Spacecraft rocket , Leonardo da Vinci, Rotation rate

    • 3.5 Quiz**

    • 3.6 Discussion IFR formulation**

    • Ideality examples

    • Lao Tzu book

    • FAQ
  • 4

    4- Trimming

    • 4.1 Preparation Video

    • 4.2 Text summary

    • 4.3 Links of Trimming

    • 4.4. Quiz**

    • 4.5 Discuss trimming weaknesses **

    • 4.6 Discuss Trimming vs DFME

    • FAQ
  • 5

    5- Mid-course assignment

    • 5.1 Real case-study on FM and Trimming

    • 5.2 Task explanation and example

    • 5.3 Folder

    • FAQ
  • 6

    6-Patents intro

    • 6.1 Patent intro and exercise **

    • FAQ
  • 7

    7- Biomimetics intro

    • 7.1 Video Biomimetic tour *

    • FAQ
  • 8

    8- TESE

    • 8.1 Preparation video

    • 8.2 Summary

    • 8.3 Slides

    • 8.4 Example Flexible, Autonomous, Adaptive chairs designs

    • 8.5 Quiz **

    • 8.6 Define the Trend for control panel **

    • 8.7 Define the Trend for phone**

    • 8.8. Define the Trend for website **

    • 8.9 Define all the Trends **

    • 8.10 Name one example for each TREND **

    • Ray Kurzweil predictions in Technology

    • FAQ
  • 9

    9- Contradiction

    • 9.1 Watch preparation Video

    • 9.2 Check the slides

    • 9.3 Examples

    • 9.4 Answer questions in Qu​iz **

    • 9.5 Formulate contradictions for umbrella **

    • 9.6 Formulate contradiction for needle **

    • FAQ
  • 10

    Final project work

    • Final project clarification

    • Real problems from companies