R IU Foresee the Future with the Heuristic

R IU Foresee the Future with the Heuristic of the Ideal Ultimate Result Iouri Belski Image: bls_gov

This teaching resource has been provided by the Fellowship web repository (www. edisons 21. com) which has been developed by a team of TRIZ academic experts under the supervision of Professor Iouri Belski from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). Materials offered by this repository are intended for usage by university academics and students and are offered under the Creative Commons Licence. Fellowship activities have been supported by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training. 3

Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ): • A generic name for a set of heuristics (tools) for problem analysis, problem reframing, failure analysis and creative problem solving that was conceived in Russia in the 1950 s • Grounded in an analysis of thousands of patents that revealed important trends of development of artefacts • The original six tools of ‘classical TRIZ’, were developed (by the mid 1980 s) specifically for engineering design practice • Today, TRIZ comprises over 20 tools (including software) that varies from weak to strong heuristics • TRIZ tools are widely used by engineers at multinational corporations like Intel, GE, Philips, Siemens, Bosch, Boeing, Samsung, LG, Cochlear… • TRIZ tools have been taught at numerous universities worldwide 4

Heuristic of the Ideal Ultimate Result • Is a simple heuristic from the TRIZ toolkit • Can be used to frame and reframe problems and to generate solution ideas • Is suitable for tasks that come from many areas of human activity • Helps to identify the direction of evolution of the function under improvement • Engages in exploration of existing technologies, scientific work and examples from Mother Nature

Ideal Ultimate Result (IUR): Steps 1. Formulate the Function under improvement 2. Formulate the Ideal Ultimate Result (IUR) 3. Reflect on the solution that is suggested by the IUR, reframe your task and record solution ideas

Step 1: Function under Improvement Formulate the Function you wish to Improve

Step 2: From the Function Under Improvement to the Ideal Ultimate Result A possible structure of the IUR looks like this: I wish: (the function to improve) happens by itself (by magic). Image: designstacks. net

Step 3: Reflection and Reframing Visualise the ideal system (that is suggested by the formulated Ideal Ultimate Result) Consider these questions: Do I know of anything that fulfills the Function by itself? How does it work? What are known ways to fulfill the Function? Can I use any existing technology to achieve self-fulfillment of the Function? Can I use any concept from Mother Nature to achieve self-fulfillment of the Function?

Exercise: Ideal Ultimate Result Image: consumerreports. org Ironing clothes is a time-consuming process. Suggest ways to improve it. 10

Step 1: Function under Improvement Image: consumerreports. org Formulate the Function you wish to Improve

Step 2: From the Function Under Improvement to the Ideal Ultimate Result Image: consumerreports. org I wish: (the function to improve) happens by itself (by magic).

Step 3: Reflection and Reframing Visualise the ideal system (that is suggested by the formulated Ideal Ultimate Result) Consider these questions: Do I know of anything that fulfills the Function by itself? How does it work? What are known ways to fulfill the Function? Can I use any existing technology to achieve self-fulfillment of the Function? Can I use any concept from Mother Nature to achieve self-fulfillment of the Function? Image: consumerreports. org