Re: [Vo]:TRIZ and the art of problem solving
some afterthoughts on the TRIZ-method. it may not be immediately evident, that Altshuller was a true Hegelian dialectic. The core of his concept was CONTRADICTION, which calls for a solution, which is the synthesis in Hegelian dialectics. As such, Altshuller was a true adherent of the dialectical method. Which, ironically, brought him into the Gulag. Why that? The russian nomenclatura believed, that they already represented the end of history, as Hegel presumed. Anybody challenging this vieww has to be eliminated. OK? Western ideology, one way or the other, centers on the concept of evolution. Revolution, as envisioned in Hegelian dialectics, has no place in western ideology. Somehow both ideologies converge on a minimalist static world-view. Which is funny in itself. The scientific worldview is quite similar. In a sense it is evolutionary on the grounds of logical argument, which leads us to unproven -virtual- multiple universes. Now the PTB are not challenged in any way by some phantastic string-theorists or multiple universe-phantasts. It is more about keeping the world, as they like it, i.e., as it is. The phantasts shall have their playing ground, as long as they do not interfere with the status quo. So an investment in CERN, which costs a meager 10-20 billion, serves exactly what purpose? To keep the fairly intelligent lot busy, to search for the Higgs-Boson, and not engage in what is really relevant. That is the essence, I'm afraid. The intelligence-booster is monetized by: One unit of intelligence can be bought by X units of money. A very simple equation, which regularly pays out. Amen.
[Vo]:TRIZ and the art of problem solving
This was triggered by a link from Peter Gluck. (Thank you, Peter) Maybe You do'nt know the problem-solving strategy of Zwicky, called the morphological box. See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Zwicky (Zwicky was an astronomer) I always was quite unhappy with that. It is sort of a bureaucratic 'solution'. The TRIZ strategy, developed by the Russian Altshuller is quite different: ... Following Altshuller's insight, the theory developed on a foundation of extensive research covering hundreds of thousands of inventions across many different fields to produce a theory which defines generalisable patterns in the nature of inventive solutions and the distinguishing characteristics of the problems that these inventions have overcome. ... It is much more sophisticated than Zwicky's approach: ... Identifying a problem: contradictions Altshuller believed that inventive problems stem from contradictions (one of the basic TRIZ concepts) between two or more elements, such as, "If we want more acceleration, we need a larger engine; but that will increase the cost of the car," that is, more of something desirable also brings more of something less desirable, or less of something else also desirable. These are called technical contradictions by Altshuller. He also defined so-called physical or inherent contradictions: More of one thing and less of the same thing may both be desired in the same system. For instance, a higher temperature may be needed to melt a compound more rapidly, but a lower temperature may be needed to achieve a homogeneous mixture. An inventive situation which challenges us to be inventive, might involve several such contradictions. Conventional solutions typically "trade" one contradictory parameter for another; no special inventiveness is needed for that. RATHER, THE INVENTOR WOULD DEVELOP A CREATIVE APPROACH FOR RESOLVING THE CONTRADICTION, such as inventing an engine that produces more acceleration without increasing the cost of the engine. ... See here for an entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ Food for thought. Guenter
