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The Innovation Algorithm
Genrikh Altshuller. TRIZ, systematic innovation and technical creativity.
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Books · Altshuller classics
Books by Genrikh Altshuller
The founder of TRIZ in his own words. The Innovation Algorithm, And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared and 40 Principles are on the Institute's certification reading list.
Book · Hard cover
The Innovation Algorithm (Hard Cover)
Genrikh Altshuller. The hard cover edition of the same text.
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And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared
Genrikh Altshuller. TRIZ, the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, told through inventive problems and their answers.
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Creativity As An Exact Science
Genrikh Altshuller. The Theory of the Solution of Inventive Problems. One used copy.
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40 Principles — first edition
Genrikh Altshuller. TRIZ Keys to Technical Innovation, with Lev Shulyak's introduction to TRIZ.
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40 Principles: Extended Edition
Genrikh Altshuller. TRIZ Keys to Technical Innovation, extended edition.
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Ballad of the Stars
Genrikh Altshuller's science fiction, written with Valentina Zhuravleva.
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Books · TRIZ in practice
TRIZ from leading practitioners
Applying TRIZ to engineering, manufacturing, software, Six Sigma and everyday problem solving.
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The Innovation Tools Handbook
H. James Harrington and Frank Voehl. Evolutionary and improvement tools that every innovator must know.
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TRIZ: The Right Solution at the Right Time
A guide to innovative problem solving.
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The Ideal Result
Jack Hipple. What it is and how to achieve it.
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40 Inventive Principles
The 40 principles for resolving technical contradictions.
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Hands On Systematic Innovation
Darrell Mann. A working guide to TRIZ and systematic innovation.
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Da Vinci and the 40 Answers
Mark L. Fox. A playbook for creativity and fresh ideas.
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TRIZ: Systematic Innovation in Manufacturing
Applying TRIZ to manufacturing systems and processes.
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TRIZ — The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving
An introduction to the theory and its tools.
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TRIZ — Technology for Innovation
How to create or modify systems and solve related problems.
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TRIZ for Six Sigma
Systematic innovation and problem solving for Six Sigma practitioners.
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Using TRIZ for Anti-Virus Development
Building better software through continuous innovation.
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Innovation on Demand
New product development using TRIZ.
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Systematic (Software) Innovation
Darrell Mann. Systematic innovation for software.
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Tools, sets & youth education
Working tools, bundles and teaching TRIZ to young people
The TRIZ Matrix and TRIZContrasolve for daily problem solving, book sets at a bundle price, and two titles for teaching creative thinking in the classroom.
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TRIZ Matrix
Key to solving over 1,500 contradictions. The contradiction matrix on one chart.
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TRIZContrasolve
TRIZ problem-solving software, supplied on disc.
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Book set New offering
IA & TRIZ Technology Combo
Hard cover editions of The Innovation Algorithm and TRIZ — Technology for Innovation, together.
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Book set
3 Book Set
40 Principles: Extended Edition, The Innovation Algorithm and And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared at a bundle price.
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Book Youth education
Success Factor
Teach creative thinking skills.
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Book Youth education New offering
Teaching 21st Century Skills
Anatoly Guin, TRIZ Pedagogy. What and how to teach in the 21st century.
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TRIZCON videos
Watch the conference presentations
Video reviews of every presentation from recent TRIZCONs. Proceedings papers and abstracts are in the conference archive.
Video New offering
Video Review of TRIZCON2025 — Latvia
Recordings from the two-day symposium in Riga, Latvia.
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TRIZCON2023 — video review of all conference presentations
Post-conference review: every presentation from TRIZCON2023.
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Webinar recordings
Recorded webinar series — Systematic Innovation Methods, The Soft Side of TRIZ and Guided Brainstorming — are a member benefit rather than a store item.
Webinar videos in the LibraryCertification & membership
Associate-level certification
Recognition for your grasp of basic TRIZ methods and tools. Read how the Associate exam works on the certification page before paying the testing fee.
Certification
Associate Certification Testing Fee & Annual Membership
The Associate-level testing fee together with an annual Institute membership.
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Certification · Tulane
Associate Certification Testing Fee for TULANE BioEngineering students
Testing fee for Tulane University BioEngineering students.
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