Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Development of TRIZ- based Software Systems

The first attempt to automate TRIZ was made by Genrich Altshuller in the mid-1960s when he built an electromechanical version of the Contradiction Table with the Innovation Principles. In the mid 1980s, the emergence of personal computers allowed for the computerization of selected instruments of Classical TRIZ (principles, standards, effects) conducted under the leadership of Valery Tsourikov. Since 1989 the authors have led Kishinev TRIZ School and later Ideation International (USA) in developing and implementing their own approach to TRIZ computerization involving substantial restructuring of TRIZ, in particular: E Development of Ideation TRIZ (I-TRIZ) focusing on producing implementable (medium level) inventions capable of delivering maximal return on investment (ROI).