TRIZ Reverse – From Solution to Problem

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Innovation Blog of the RKW Competence Center (2024): Article by Prof. Günther on TRIZ Reverse & AI

Project description

TRIZ Reverse – Development of a software-based solution for patent analysis and exploitation [FORZUG III]

TRIZ Reverse is a systematic approach to exploiting the economic potential of patents. The seven-step TRIZ Reverse algorithm was developed at the Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTWD). This enables new exploitation opportunities for a patent to be identified. The TRIZ Reverse algorithm is currently applied largely manually using Excel spreadsheets. Analysing a single patent therefore takes a relatively long time (several days) and can generally only be carried out with expert support. A user-friendly solution that allows TRIZ Reverse to be applied quickly and without external assistance requires a (professional) software solution.

Background

TRIZ (a Russian acronym) or TIPS (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) is a method recognised in both academia and industry for inventive problem-solving. It involves the systematic resolution of technical contradictions in order to generate innovations. A key element of the TRIZ methodology is the abstraction of the existing problem in order to find innovative solutions. Based on Genrich S. Altschuller’s conflict matrix (1984), there are numerous documented case studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of TRIZ. The approach and methodology for determining the ‘principles of application’ in TRIZ Reverse are based on this classic TRIZ. However, instead of moving ‘from problem to solution’, the reverse path is taken, namely ‘from solution to problem’.

Patent analyses using TRIZ Reverse

project team

Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Swen Günther

Chair of Process and Innovation Management

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