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Systematic Innovation / TRIZ
Rough Course Outline (2 and 3 Day topics)
Updated 06/10/10

C2C Solutions will customize this course agenda to fit our client’s objectives.  The following represents a rough outline for our typical 2 and 3-Day Systematic Innovation Workshop.  The main difference between the 2 and 3 day Workshop is the level of detail discussed and the amount of “workshops” that are integrated.  This agenda may be adjusted to fit your needs and broken up into "modular sessions" that can be taught over a period of time.  Contact us for details.

  • SECTION 1: Introductions / Course Objectives
    • Opening Comments, Introductions, Logistics
    • Course Objectives, Outline, and Ground Rules
    • The WHAT, WHERE, WHY, and HOW of Systematic Innovation
    • High Level Description of the 8 step Innovation Process
      • Identify, Document, Prioritize Current and Future Customer Needs
      • Situation Analysis
      • Select the appropriate Sys. Innovation Tool(s) for the situation
      • Generate Ideas and Concepts
      • Evaluate Concepts
      • Detailed Design & Verification
      • Communicate Value to Customer
      • Deliver New Product or Service
    • Unique Selling Propositions (USP's)
    • Importance of Innovation in today's environment
    • Beneficiaries of Innovation
    • Intro to the CAGE Model
    • Intro to the Kano Model
    • Intro to the VOC Opportunity Matrix
    • High Level Description of 25+ Techniques to be discussed
    • The Systematic Innovation Tool Selection Matrix
    • 8 Barriers to Innovation
    • High level intro to TRIZ

     

  • SECTION 2: Systematic Innovation Idea Generation and Problem Solving Tools, Techniques and Best Practices This section is the heart of this workshop where 90% of the time is spent.  It contains the detail on over 30 Technological and Psychological Methods for Innovation, Ideation, Problem Solving, and Concept Generation.  There are well over 250 pages in this section alone explaining specific "how-to's" of each of the "techniques" listed below with interactive class exercises to practice them.  Description of tools below available upon request.
    • Analytic Hierarchy Process  
    • Blue Ocean Strategy (intro) 
    • Brain-Writing 6-3-5
    • Biomimicry
    • Can’t fix it, Feature it!  
    • Classic Brainstorming
    • Customer Modifications

    • DeBono’s Techniques
    • Early Adapters / Lead Users
    • Feature Transfer
    • Function Analysis/Modeling
    • Having the “Right” People
    • The Holistic Cube
    • Ideality and the Ideal System
    • 40 Inventive Principles
    • Knowledge Mining
    • Lateral Benchmarking
    • Morphological Tables
    • The MSE Effect
    • PainStorming
    • Pagoda Effect
    • Patent Analysis
    • Patterns of System Evolution -
    • Pugh Concept Selection
    • Scope Expansion
    • Scientific Effects
    • Separation Principles
    • Super Lateral Benchmarking
    • TILMAG
    • Trend Analysis
    • The Trimming Technique
    • Time Savings
    • TRIZ
    • Use of Resources
    • Unexpected Uses

       Custom Group Workshops on "Real" Projects (Optional)

    • If time permits, or is designed into the Course Agenda, attendees may break up into teams to work on real projects.
    • Innovation Software may be temporarily loaded to individuals’ workstations for group projects if requested in advance.
    • Group Presentations of progress.

     

  • SECTION 3: Concept Evaluation & Synthesis
    • Learn methods to perform an objective analysis of existing alternatives to select or synthesize a best concept.
    • Concept Evaluation, Synthesis, and Selection
      • Pugh's Concept Selection
      • Robust Decision Making with Accord TM  (Optional)

     

  • SECTION 4: Integrating Innovation into a Product Development Process
    • Learn an integrated DFSS (Design for Six Sigma) approach to developing world class Products and Services (The Concept to Customer Roadmap)

Click for a 1 page Roadmap of the C2C Process

  • SECTION 5: Keys to Success for Innovation
    • Elements for successful “Innovation”
      • The “right” atmosphere & environment
      • The “right” people
      • The "right" projects
      • Maintaining momentum
      • Selling ideas internally
      • Other key elements
      • Leadership Responsibilities
      • Stages of Learning & Use

       

  • SECTION 6: Appendix
    • Miscellaneous material that supports the lecture
  • SECTION 7: Optional  Topics
  • (Available upon request in advance only)
    • Demonstration of State-of-the-Art Innovation Software – Demo, explanation, Case Study, and possible “Hands on” interactive activities using software.  See how a leading software for Innovation helps to automate the Innovation Process.  These software tools have their roots in TRIZ, Value Engineering, Patent Analysis, and Advanced Semantic Analysis and Knowledge Mining using Linguistic Algorithms.
    • Project Chartering - Mission Statement, Target market Segment, Customer Identification, Competition, Project Scope, Goals, Constraints, Concept Judgment criteria, Plan of Attack, Team Selection.
    • Exploring VOC - More detail on VOC, The Kano Model, The CAGE Model, Peeling the VOC Onion, The 6 main steps for VOC Research, VOC Do's and Don'ts, the Kano Survey.
    • Document and Prioritize Customer Needs - VOC Opportunity Matrix, Tips on Customer Centric Metrics, Identifying Conflicts, The House of Quality, The Pre-Planning Matrix.
  • Evaluations, next Steps, Wrap-up and Adjourn

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