Triz Law of Evolution

Write a ten to fifteen page paper that summarizes the concepts and 'laws of evolution' in your own words. Think about and give an example of something that evolved using each of the laws. Use the examples on each of the slides to get your thoughts started (but obviously do not use those examples in your paper, this should be your original thinking!)

Lean on the power point to gain clarity. TRIZ is sometimes a difficult topic to gain initial understanding of, but once you start seeing things in this light many solutions start to present themselves without a lot of formal analysis.

Be sure to spend some time in your paper clearly identifying the concept of the "Ideal Final Result".

Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) was developed in USSR by Genrikh Altshuller in 1946 and was used in the Soviet space and defense industries. Later the benefits of this concept overcame doubhts and the concept crossed the western borders and became known in USA and used by some large corporations.

After an extensive analysis of thousands inventions, Altshuller came to the conclusion that evolution processes of the technology follow a set of repeatable patterns. These patterns apply for problem resolution and for technological advancement.

TRIZ addresses real machines , processes and mechanisms as modules, technologies and manufacturing processes as technological system.

TRIZ is not technology specific and can be apply to any technology.

Main concept of TRIZ that the process of technological evolution follow a few rules - laws of evolution.

Per Altshuller' s opinion, if these laws were known and followed, the next generation of the technology can be predicted and system can be designed faster and better.

TRIZ can be seeing as a theory of technological revolution and a methodology for development of a new technological system .

TRIZ contain two subsystems: Methods and Tools.

1. Methods are used for developing conceptual system design with problem solving.

2. Tools are used for the identification and development of next-generation technologies.

The foundation of TRIZ are the 9 Laws of evolution :

1. Law of increasing degree of ideality

System have tendency to progress with increased functionality and decreased cost and problems.

Take for example, headsets . They used to be large, uncomfortable and expensive.

Now days we can buy the very cheap, very small and comfortable.

This progress demonstrated Low of increasing degree of ideality.

2. Law of non-uniform evolution of subsystems

Various parts of a system evolve at different non-uniform rates.

Create system-conflicts which is the root cause of many contradiction

As an example, I work in the development of public announcement for NYC transit.

This project started 9 years ago. We are almost done, but have to change many messaging hardware device as they were supplied 9 years ago and now technology

I much more advanced for these devices then 9 years ago.

3. Law of transition to a higher-level system

Systems develop from mono-systems to bi- or poly-systems

Eventually the bi- or poly-systems evolve into a new more efficient (but more complex) mono-system

For example, coffee maker with a grinder.

There are were only coffee maker and only coffee grinder before.

The coffee maker with coffee grinder evolved from these two and

How we can grind coffee and make coffee using one machine, not two: Coffee Maker Grinder combo.

4. Law of increasing flexibility

Rigid structures evolve into more flexible and adaptive ones

Example: an office chair: from the rigid wooden bench to a flexible and adjustable ergonomic office chair

5. Law of transition to a micro-level

Systems evolve to a more increasing fragmentation of their components

For example the first PC was one unit, but the PC has evolved into many components to include separate keyboard, mouse, monitor, CPU, CD-ROMs, USB Drives, and so on

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6. Law of completeness

Early stage systems have more human involvement that late stage systems

Also know as evolution to decreased human involvement:

Example:

1. A copy machine paperclip and staple retrieval device

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2. Farm: automatic horse feeder

7. Law of shortening of energy path flows

Systems evolve to a shortening of the distance between energy sources and working means

For example solar panels on the top of your house instead of energy from a power plant 10 miles away

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8. Law of increasing substance-field interactions

Also known as the Law of Increasing