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Read the news, blog posts, many articles, from companies and investors; the whole world is talking about innovations. Why do we need Innovation, and how does it impact a business anyway? In this article, we analyzed a business’s functional structure and shown that consistent (not occasional) Innovation & Problem-solving must be in place to ensure business success.  Business Functional Model We have already shown an example of Functional Modeling in our blogs “Take a customer’s function away to satisfy the customer“, and “A problem solver is the main roadblock in problem solving processes“. Functional Modeling is an analytical tool built…

As one might think, a problem solver is not a person who solved a lot of problems or continues solving one or two problems a day. Not at all. A problem solver is a person who thinks as a problem solver. In this post, we want to try and shed some light on how you can become a problem solver, and share some of my personal experiences of being a problem solver. Who is a problem solver? Because of the way the problem solver thinks, he can recognize a problem – he knows how it looks like. A problem-solver knows…

The systems we live with are not ideal; and, our lives are certainly not ideal. We all got problems that we have to solve every day. Even a decision to not solve the problem and leave it as-is is a type of problem-solving. We already published in one of our blogs, Where do problems come from? What generates a problem, and described where problems originate from. Types of problems There are generally two types of problems. Predictable problems For instance: low production yield, high level of defects.Predictable problems are typically solved slowly, scientifically by creating and completing projects bringing only…

Our work and our lives are full of tasks. How to manage the priority of these tasks? This is a problem. Since this is a problem it should be solved with a help of a problem-solving tool. One of the most popular tools is Urgency – Importance Matrix (UIM). We have already published a number of blogs about the UIM in the past: Here, we want to publish a brief presentation about how to use UIM with the help of the PRIZ Guru platform. Start to manage your tasks priority with PRIZ online platform! LOGIN to PRIZ Innovation Platform and…

In today’s competitive engineering landscape, engineers and managers face constant challenges in driving innovation and solving complex problems efficiently. The PRIZ Innovation Platform is designed to streamline these processes, offering a structured approach to problem-solving, collaboration, and decision-making. By leveraging this platform, engineering teams and their managers can enhance productivity, foster creativity, and improve project outcomes. Why Every Engineer and Manager Needs an Innovation Platform An Innovation Platform is more than just a tool; it’s a framework that engineers and managers can rely on to navigate challenges systematically. Whether identifying root causes of engineering problems or developing new product solutions,…

Have you ever asked yourself where in the world people are the most interested in problem solving and investing in innovation? If you try searching this topic on the internet, you will find a lot of interesting information with statistics and indexes. There are bunch of complex calculations to get these indexes and scores based on many different parameters, such as R&D Intensity, Patent Activity and so on. Here, we want to take a different look at this, and show what our statistics show. Our website, PRIZ Guru, is fully dedicated to problem-solving & innovation. The blogs and other content…

9 Windows is an excellent instrument for thinking, mapping thoughts and thinking in space and time. 9 Windows tool has been recently deployed to the PRIZ Guru Innovator platform. This is an excellent instrument for thinking. Please login to the Innovator, choose 9 Windows in the Creative tools list and start to analyze and predict the future. How does it work?  Create a 3 X 3 matrix to get 9 fields – 9 Windows as shown in the image below: The horizontal axis reflects TIME and is presented in three phases: PAST, PRESENT, and FUTURE. To be clear let’s take…

So, you have a problem or you are willing to solve somebody else’s problem and innovate. How do you do that? Where to start? What is the best flow for finding the solution to the problem? Googling this question will lead you to thousands of recommendations on the sequence of the problem-solving processes. Where did each recommended flow come from? The answer is simple, somebody has already solved a similar problem at least once. In this post, we want to explain how the PRIZ Innovation Platform helps us to solve problems and innovate. The Concept In a single phrase, there…

Nowadays, remote work is becoming more relevant than ever before. In innovation and problem-solving projects, it sometimes feels like an impossible task, as these projects require the ongoing collaboration of the entire team. We are excited to announce that we have recently released a feature in the PRIZ Innovation Platform which allows remote teams to work on innovations and solve problems more effectively. Why teamwork? You can find many articles on the internet discussing and analyzing the benefits of teamwork. We can recommend some of them: Group vs. Individual Projects: Which Is Best? , 6 Benefits of Teamwork in the…