Break stalemates, unlock elegant solutions, and turn complexity into repeatable innovation using TRIZ. This fundamentals course equips engineers and managers to apply contradiction analysis, inventive principles, and patterns of technological evolution to real organizational challenges. Participants learn to move beyond brainstorming toward structured creativity that is fast, defensible, and scalable across teams and projects.

The curriculum connects TRIZ rigor with modern product and system design practices. Security-sensitive environments benefit directly from TRIZ risk-aware problem framing, reducing fragile quick fixes. The approach strengthens resilience thinking for digital products and operations. These methods help teams anticipate attack paths, reduce vulnerability patterns, and embed robust-by-design decisions.

Learning Objectives

• Apply TRIZ problem framing to transform vague pain points into solvable contradictions
• Select and tailor inventive principles aligned to system constraints and delivery realities
• Use functional modeling and effects databases to generate high-leverage solution concepts
• Map evolution trends to plan roadmaps and reduce technical debt in complex systems
• Integrate TRIZ with agile and systems engineering workflows for cross-functional adoption
• Strengthen solution resilience with cybersecurity-aware design choices and risk reduction
• Build an innovation cadence that scales from rapid wins to strategic transformation

Audience

• Engineers and Technical Leads
• Product and Program Managers
• R&D Managers and Innovation Officers
• Systems and Reliability Engineers
• Quality and Process Improvement Professionals
• Cybersecurity Professionals

Program Modules

Module 1 – TRIZ Mindset and Foundations

• Origins and core ideas
• Problem versus contradiction
• 40 principles overview
• Ideal final result concept
• Resources and constraints
• Quick win use cases

Module 2 – Defining the Real Problem

• Voice of problem methods
• Problem abstraction ladder
• Harmful function mapping
• Root contradiction statements
• Success criteria framing
• Assumption busting tools

Module 3 – Contradictions and Inventive Principles

• Technical versus physical contradictions
• Parameter mapping practice
• Principle selection heuristics
• Combination and sequencing
• Trimming and resource use
• Pattern review examples

Module 4 – Functional Modeling and Effects

• Function analysis basics
• Su-Field modeling steps
• Standard solutions catalog
• Effects knowledge sourcing
• Concept synthesis workflow
• Evaluation checkpoints

Module 5 – Trends of System Evolution

• Dynamization and segmentation
• Increasing controllability
• Transition to micro level
• Sensing and feedback loops
• Hybridization and synergy
• Roadmap planning tips

Module 6 – Execution and Adoption Playbook

• Integrating with agile rituals
• Decision records and traceability
• Governance and metrics design
• Portfolio prioritization logic
• Cyber risk considerations
• Change management tactics

Ready to move from ad-hoc brainstorming to precise, repeatable innovation Join Tonex for Innovating with TRIZ for Engineers and Managers and equip your teams with a practical toolkit to resolve contradictions, accelerate delivery, and build resilient, cybersecurity-aware solutions that stand up under real-world pressure.