While there’s lots of free information available on the Internet regarding the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving some of you have been asking for some book lists to read over the summer holidays. TRIZ is a methodology and model-based technology for generating innovative ideas and solutions for problem solving. It provides tools and methods for use in problem formulation, system analysis, failure analysis, and patterns of system evolution (both ‘as-is’ and ‘could be’).
One of our members was wondering what books we suggest for his summer holidays:
Book References:
- H.Altov (pseudonym for G. Altshuller) translated by Lev Shulyak. “And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared”, 1992. Technical Innovation Center. Available from the Altshuller Institute, http://www.aitriz.org
- G.Altshuller. Creativity as an Exact Science. Translated by Anthony Williams. NY. Gordon & Breach Science Publishers, 1988. Available from PTT in Williston, VT.
- G.Altshuller, translated by Lev Shulyak. 40 Principles, 1998. Technical Innovation Center. Available from the Altshuller Institute, http://www.aitriz.org
- G.Altshuller. The Innovation Algorithm. Translated by Lev Shulyak and Steven Rodman. Technical Innovation Center, 1999. Available from the Altshuller Institute, http://www.aitriz.org
- Larry Ball. Breakthrough Thinking. 2002. Download from the March, 2002 issue of The TRIZ Journal, http://www.triz-journal.com
- E.Domb, K. Tate, R. King. TRIZ: An Approach to Systematic Innovation. Methuen, MA, USA. GOAL/QPC,1997. (800)643-43l6 or http://www.goalqpc.com
- Victor Fey and Eugene Rivin: The Science of Innovation: A Managerial Overview of the TRIZ Methodology. Southfield, MI. USA. The TRIZ Group, 1997. http://www.trizgroup.com
- Stan Kaplan, S. Visnepolschi, B. Zlotin, A. Zusman. New Tools for Failure and Risk Analysis. Ideation International, 1999. http://www.ideationtriz.com
- Darrell Mann. Hands-On Systematic Innovation. AND The TRIZ Companion, Creax, 2002. http://www.creax.com
10. Kalevi Rantanen and Ellen Domb: Simplified TRIZ. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2002. Products and Services page of the TRIZ Journal, or from the publisher http://www.crcpress.com, Amazon, B&N, etc.
11. Y. Salamatov. TRIZ: The Right Solution at the Right Time. Edited by V. Souchkov, translated by M. Strogaya and S. Yakovlev. Insytec, 1998. http://www.insytec.com/books.htm
12. Semyon D. Savransky. Engineering of Creativity: Introduction to TRIZ Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2000.
13. J. Terninko, A. Zusman, B. Zlotin. Systematic Innovation. . Nottingham, NH USA Responsible Management, 1997. Available from “Products and Services” page of The TRIZ Journal. http://www.triz-journal.com
14. The Tools of Classical TRIZ, Ideation International. 1999. Directed Evolution, 2001. See http://www.ideationtriz.com for a complete list of their publications.
