ABSTRACT
This chapter considers the most typical obstacles to adoption of theory of inventive problem solving (TRIZ). It explains how to overcome the obstacles and presents a flowchart for the introduction of TRIZ. The same obstacles to the implementation of TRIZ, and any new methodology for that matter, are met in large and small, public and private organizations. The major steps for bringing TRIZ into an organization are recognition of the need for increased innovation, using TRIZ for pilot projects, and acceptance of TRIZ. In the early stages of TRIZ implementation, having a lot of new ideas is not always seen as a benefit because the organization may lack the resources to follow up on all of them. The rationale for the process represented by the flowchart will be clear if each step is analyzed in terms of its direct results—new ideas, new concepts, creativity improvements—and the organizational change results.
