Introduction

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1 Invention of Civilization

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2 Reinventing – the Key Concept for the Study of TRIZ

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 Methods of Inventing

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3 Invention

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3.1 Discovery and Invention

3.2 Levels of Inventions

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4 Inventive Creativity

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4.1 Inventing Theories of Inventing

4.2 Traditional Methods of Inventing

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5. Классическая ТРИЗ

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5.1 Ideas of TRIZ

5.2 Development of classical TRIZ

5.3 Structure of classical TRIZ

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Exercises 3 – 5

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A-Studio: Algorithmic Navigation of Thinking

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6 From Praxis to Theory

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6.1 А-navigation of Thinking

6.2 А-navigators of Inventing

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7 Discipline of Creativity

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7.1 Discipline and Inspiration

7.2 Meta-Algorithm of Inventing

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8 Operative Zone

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8.1 Epicenter of the Problem

8.2 Resources

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9 From What exists to What’s coming

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9.1 Contradictions

9.2 Functional-Ideal Modeling

9.3 Reduction and Transformation

9.4 Classification of the А-models of Transformations

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Exercises 6 – 9

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Classical Navigators of Inventing in the A-Studio

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10 Navigators for Standard Solutions

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10.1 Tables of Complex Transformations

10.2 Application Principles for Complex Transformations

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11 Navigators for Solution to Technical Contradictions

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11.1 Integration of Inverse Technical Contradictions

11.2 A-table and A-matrix of Specialized Transformations

11.3 Application Principles for Specialized A-navigators

11.4 Integration of Alternative Contradictions – the CICO-method

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12 Navigators for Solution to Physical Contradictions

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12.1 Integration of Physical Contradictions

12.2 Tables of Fundamental Transformations

12.3 Application Principles for Fundamental Transformations

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13 Navigators to Search for New Functional Principles

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13.1 Tables of Technical Effects

13.2 Application Principles for Technical Effects

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Exercises 10 – 13

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Strategy of Inventing

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14 Control of System Development

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14.1 Development of Systems

14.2 "Ideal Machine"

14.3 Growth Curve of the Main Parameter of a System

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15 Classical TRIZ Models for Innovative Development

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15.1 TRIZ Laws of Systems Development

15.2 Lines of Technical Systems Development

15.3 Integration of Alternative Systems

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Exercises 14 – 15

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Tactics of Inventing

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16 Diagnostics of the Problem

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16.1 Types of Problem Situations

16.2 Algorithm for the Diagnostics of a Problem Situation

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17 Verification of the Solution

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17.1 Effectiveness of the Solution

17.2 Development of the Solution

17.3 Algorithm for the Solution Verification

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Exercises 16 – 17

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 Art of Inventing

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18 Pragmatism of Fantasy

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18.1 Non-algorithmic TRIZ-Methods

18.2 Models "Fantogram" and "What was – What became"

18.3 Method of "Modeling with Small Figures"

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19 Integration of TRIZ into Professional Activity

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19.1 Motivation and Development of the Personality

19.2 Adaptation of TRIZ Knowledge for Your Profession

19.3 Ten Typical Mistakes

19.4 Practical Examples Reinventing

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Exercises 18 – 19

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 Development of TRIZ

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20 Choice of a Strategy: Human or Computer?

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20.1 TRIZ Knowledge: Strategies of Development and Application

20.2 Homo Inventor: the Inventive Human

20.3 CROST: Five Main Cores of Creativity

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21 CAI: Computer Aided Innovation / Invention

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21.1 From Invention Machine to Co-Brain and Goldfire Intelligence

21.2 From Problem Formulator to Innovation Workbench

21.3 Idea Navigator: Integration of Intellects

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Concluding remarks

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Appendices: Tables of the Inventing Navigators in the A-Studio

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1 Functional-Structural Models

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2 А-Compact-Standards

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3 А-Matrix for the Selection of specialized A-navigators

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4 Specialized А-navigators

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5 Fundamental Transformations

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6 Fundamental Transformations and А-Compact-Standards

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7 Fundamental Transformations and specialized A-navigators

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8 Physical Effects

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9 Chemical Effects

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10 Geometric Effects

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Answers and Solutions

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Selected works by Genrikh S. Altshuller

Additional Sources of Information

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