Identify the specific problem that you have. You need to get to the root cause of the problem. It often calls for asking “why?” many times, until you found that root cause. Find a “generic” TRIZ ...

TRIZ, an acronym for a Russian phrase loosely translated as the “Theory of Inventive Problem Solving,” has received little mention in Machine Design over the years. There were half a dozen articles in ...

There are many different frameworks for finding a product or startup idea. In this article, I'd like to discuss one framework you probably haven't heard of and also talk about a counterintuitive way ...