This study compares the potential of the methods of inventive principles (IPR) of TRIZ (MIPT) and BioTRIZ (MIPB) in relation to stimulating creativity in problem solving. The two methods were applied to different issues by groups of undergraduate students. The solutions were evaluated in terms of creativity, which was defined by the criteria of originality and utility. Quantitative analysis provided evidence that the two methods are equal in terms of creative contributions. However, further analyses indicate that the IPs derived from biological systems tend to provide a greater creative contribution compared to those based on technical systems. In addition, it was found that repeated inventive principles (IPR), that is, those indicated more than once by the applied methods, tend to introduce a greater potential for stimulating creativity compared to inventive principles (IPs) indicated only once.
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August 2017
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Creative Contributions of the Methods of Inventive Principles of TRIZ and BioTRIZ to Problem Solving
Lucas N. Abdala,
Lucas N. Abdala
Program of Post Graduation in Mechanical
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: lucasemc@gmail.com
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: lucasemc@gmail.com
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Rodrigo B. Fernandes,
Rodrigo B. Fernandes
Program of Post Graduation in Mechanical
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: fernandes.rbf@gmail.com
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: fernandes.rbf@gmail.com
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André Ogliari,
André Ogliari
Department of Mechanical Engineering—EMC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: andre.ogliari@ufsc.br
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
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Manuel Löwer,
Manuel Löwer
Chair and Institute for Engineering Design—IKT,
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
e-mail: loewer@ikt.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
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Jörg Feldhusen
Jörg Feldhusen
Chair and Institute for Engineering Design—IKT,
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
e-mail: feldhusen@ikt.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
e-mail: feldhusen@ikt.rwth-aachen.de
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Lucas N. Abdala
Program of Post Graduation in Mechanical
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: lucasemc@gmail.com
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: lucasemc@gmail.com
Rodrigo B. Fernandes
Program of Post Graduation in Mechanical
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: fernandes.rbf@gmail.com
Engineering—POSMEC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: fernandes.rbf@gmail.com
André Ogliari
Department of Mechanical Engineering—EMC,
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: andre.ogliari@ufsc.br
Federal University of Santa Catarina,
Florianópolis, SC 88040-900, Brazil
e-mail: andre.ogliari@ufsc.br
Manuel Löwer
Chair and Institute for Engineering Design—IKT,
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
e-mail: loewer@ikt.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
e-mail: loewer@ikt.rwth-aachen.de
Jörg Feldhusen
Chair and Institute for Engineering Design—IKT,
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
e-mail: feldhusen@ikt.rwth-aachen.de
RWTH Aachen University,
Aachen D-52074, Germany
e-mail: feldhusen@ikt.rwth-aachen.de
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Design Education Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received April 4, 2016; final manuscript received March 28, 2017; published online May 23, 2017. Assoc. Editor: Gul E. Okudan Kremer.
J. Mech. Des. Aug 2017, 139(8): 082001 (9 pages)
Published Online: May 23, 2017
Article history
Received:
April 4, 2016
Revised:
March 28, 2017
Citation
Abdala, L. N., Fernandes, R. B., Ogliari, A., Löwer, M., and Feldhusen, J. (May 23, 2017). "Creative Contributions of the Methods of Inventive Principles of TRIZ and BioTRIZ to Problem Solving." ASME. J. Mech. Des. August 2017; 139(8): 082001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4036566
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