Problem redefinition paper

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Comment by Navneet Bhushan on November 28, 2009 at 11:54pm

Dear Adrian,
I am sorry for such a late reply, things have kept me busy.

My learning while exploring the problem space is to explore it in as many strange ways and with as many different ways before reaching to the interesting set of problems through a convergence process. Looks like we do not spend much time in exploring the problem space. One point I can suggest is explore both the narrowing and broadening using the "why-what stops" recursive hierarchy. Also apply the nine screen/nine windows to the problem, get a large number of associated problems by the use of all the tools - without evaluating - where we are going. Just keep on expanding, broadening, narrowing so that you really characterize the scenarios/problems/situations in ways that open gives a holistic understanding.
Then the convergence happens towards key problems, one of the ways is to look at what are the key contradictions - because the subsystems evolve at different rates, contradictions are part of every system. However, there are 8 laws and the cardinal law of moving towards ideal system where the function is achieved with minimum resources and no adverse effects on the system.

So in nutshell - please start with functions - which I think was nicely formulated as to provide movement to a handicapped person. May be starting with 9 windows first may help. Nevertheless - please dont feel about strange things - they are best whenever you start defining and exploring the space. I think it was Einstein who said," If an idea at first doesnt appear absurd, it has no hope".

Comment by Adrian Espinosa on October 30, 2009 at 7:17am

Dear Navneet, that´s right the Creax way of problem reformulation is where we are stuck. We are a group of lecturers who are meeting every Friday to learn more about the different tools of TRIZ, the problem we have is that we might have used a wrong problem and started to dream. Trying to find the evolution for a wheelchair, someone said that the problem should be stated as "To provide movement to a handicapped person" and trying to narrow and broaden the problem many strange things started to appear. I felt we lost ourselves in the definition of the problem. That is our situation. Could you help us? Thanks in advanced.

All the best

Comment by Navneet Bhushan on October 29, 2009 at 9:19am

Dear Adrian,

I think if you are looking for CREAX way of problem reformulation - the best place is to ask CREAX (http://www.creax.com).

Very similar, if not the same, problem formulation process has been kindly shared by Darrell Mann's Systematic-innovation website http://www.systematic-innovation.com/download/download.htm

I am little curious to know - what is it that you guys are Stuck at. May be we can help you get unstuck :)

Look forward to hearing the "conceptual stuck".

with warm regards
Navneet
navneet.bhushan@crafitti.com

Comment by Adrian Espinosa on October 15, 2009 at 10:20pm

Dear Prakash, we are focusing on the CREAX way of Problem redefinition. I will take a look to journal-triz.

Thanks for your answer.

Best regards

Comment by Prakasan K on October 11, 2009 at 7:45pm

Hello Adrian,

Are you looking for some information on the CREAX way of Problem Redefinition, or just Problem Redefinition? There are plenty of information available on net about Problem Redefinition, and there are several techniques available for the same. Refer www.mycoted.com and look at the creativity techniques.

I suspect there shall be some information about the CREAX way of doing things (not necessarily about Problem Redefinition) on TRIZ Journal. You can do a search and find out the relevant articles.

The following books from Darrell Mann (Darrell was working with CREAX earlier) could also help you get the relevant information.

Hands On Systematic Innovation - For Business and Management
Hands on Systematic Innovation - For Technical

Hope this helps. I hope others members can also contribute something.

Best,
Prakash