Methods & Tools


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TRIZ - Theory of Inventive Problem Solving Learn to know and to use the ways of thinking and the extensive tools of this worldwide successfully used methodology for  problem solving and for increacing the creativity potential!
Ideality - Functions - Resources - Contradictions - Multidimensional Thinking
40 Inventive Principles -  Contradiction Matrix - Separation Principles
Laws of Engineering System Evolution - Trends of Evolution
Substance-Field-Analysis - Standard Solutions
ARIZ (Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving)
S-Curve Analysis

Systematic InnovationTake advantage of the further developments of TRIZ approaches for technology & product development and recognize market trends (Expansion of TRIZ):
Perception Mapping
Inventive Principles - Matrix 2003
Inventive Principles - Contradiction Matrix Business & Management / Software
Trends of Evolution - TrenDNA
Spiral Dynamics

Blue Ocean StrategyReview and Rethink systematically the market positioning of your products and the strategic development issues (market & technology)
Competing factors & strategy canvas of products
Finding new competing factors with the six pathways
Development of a "Blue Ocean"
   

Outcome Driven InnovationTake the advantage of this new approach to identify customer needs and to find undiscovered strategic development issues 
Definition of  the Jobs and Development of  the "Job Map" of your product
Formulation of Outcomes, for the fulfillment of the jobs
Market analysis for prioritization of the outcomes

InnovationsbenchmarkingNUse the benchmark tool "innovate! ..." and determine where the strengths and weaknesses of your  company regarding Innovation Management are located.
Innovation Excellence Modell
Benchmark projects: "innovate! austria." ,  "innovate! carinthia.", "innovate! ACstyria.", "innovate! niederösterreich.", …

Sustainability & InnovationSupport the outlines of an environmentally sound and sustainable development (Sustainability) and integrate them into your product & process development.
3 Columns of a Sustainable Development (Economy - Ecology - Social)
Thinking Tools & checklists for Cleaner
Input- Output Analysis, Material- & Energyflow Analysis (Sankey Diagrams)
Strategic planning game "Sustainability Manager"

Creativity TechniquesIncrease the acceptance of the topic Creativity and learn to know easy to use creativity techniques to generate ideas and idea evaluation. 
The creative process / 4 creative roles
Brainwriting (635) / Morphology / 6 Hats

Production EfficiencyImprove the efficiency of your production processes and use the idea potential of your employees
Toyota production system / Kaizen
5 S (Sort - Straighten - Scrub - Systems - Sustain)
Total Productive Maintentence / OEE

Further methods &  tools for the Further Development of your copany or of your products / processesUse further methods to expand your business and to strengthen the methodological know-how
Value Analysis
QFD - Quality Function Deployment
Analysis of Core Competences
FMEA