Innovative Processes

There are a number of methodologies available in today's literature that provides data on innovation and inventiveness. A number of those methodologies are contained herein, with a special emphasis on the TRIZ approach to innovation. The TRIZ approach is appealing to many experts because of the 40 principles developed by Genrich Altshuller. These principles provide direction to civil engineers (or anyone who wishes to address a problem with innovation) regarding a myriad of problems in all areas. The principles have been used in construction, design, education, business and everyday life. It would seem that TRIZ can be a useful approach to any individual willing to learn the principles and apply them to problem solving.

Other approaches have also been addressed in this literature review including Metaplanning, Moderation, CPTR, and Gaussian approaches. However, it seems as if the most efficient and productive overall approach is the TRIZ method of...
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