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# Triz and Innovation
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/triz-and-innovation/
- Published: 2007-05-20T04:33:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-08T22:13:26.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: ideas, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

Been talking to some people who are into using TRIZ for innovation in their businesses - not sure I completely understand this tool so plan to research it further.

> **TRIZ** ([/trɪz/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English?ref=katecarruthers.com); [Russian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian%5Flanguage?ref=katecarruthers.com): теория решения изобретательских задач, [romanized](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization%5Fof%5FRussian?ref=katecarruthers.com): *teoriya resheniya izobretatelskikh zadach*, [lit.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literal%5Ftranslation?ref=katecarruthers.com) 'theory of inventive problem solving') is a methodology which combines an organized, systematic method of problem-solving with analysis and forecasting techniques derived from the study of patterns of invention in global [patent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent?ref=katecarruthers.com) literature. The development and improvement of products and technologies in accordance with TRIZ are guided by the [laws of technical systems evolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws%5Fof%5Ftechnical%5Fsystems%5Fevolution?ref=katecarruthers.com).[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ?ref=katecarruthers.com#cite%5Fnote-1)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ?ref=katecarruthers.com#cite%5Fnote-Hua-2) In [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English%5Flanguage?ref=katecarruthers.com), TRIZ is typically rendered as the theory of inventive problem solving.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ?ref=katecarruthers.com#cite%5Fnote-whatistriz-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ?ref=katecarruthers.com#cite%5Fnote-Sheng1-4)

[TRIZ - Wikipedia![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/73/9e/739e1c52-4372-4113-9798-c15339da44db/content/images/icon/wikipedia-44afcb0a-5d64-492d-af91-5b671dad604e.ico)Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.Contributors to Wikimedia projects![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/73/9e/739e1c52-4372-4113-9798-c15339da44db/content/images/thumbnail/250px-Prism_of_TRIZ_Oxford_Creativity-6b1bd581-0678-4e3d-a0e0-2b92f8baedd1.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIZ?ref=katecarruthers.com)