http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/07/01/purchasing-innovation-ii-triz/ The source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:40:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.esourcingforum.com/archives/2006/07/01/purchasing-innovation-ii-triz/#comment-657 E-Sourcing Forum: the source of information and best practices in strategic sourcing Sun, 16 Jul 2006 13:34:22 +0000 http://www.esourcingforum.com/?p=173#comment-657 [...] Another explanation not referenced in the article is the general applicability of methods and solutions to similar problems across many scientific and technological domains. If you remember our recent post on TRIZ, Teoriya Resheniya Izobretatelskikh Zadatch or the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, the central step was the translation of a specific problem into a general problem since this allows standard solutions and processes to be reused across disciplines. Thus, solving an ornery problem in silicon chip manufacturing may not require access to the world’s foremost expert on silicon chip manufacturing processes, but merely access to an experimental physicist who has solved similar problems in research component fabrication. And a network of such specialists only increases your chances of finding the right individual and claiming success. Furthermore, a pay-per-solution scenario costs you next to nothing - merely the time required to define the problem in detail and analyze the presented solutions. And even if the presented solutions aren’t appropriate, if they are from an expert, chances are you’ll learn something just the same! So check out InnoCentive and similar sites such as YourEncore, and NineSigma when you get the chance. [...] [...] Another explanation not referenced in the article is the general applicability of methods and solutions to similar problems across many scientific and technological domains. If you remember our recent post on TRIZ, Teoriya Resheniya Izobretatelskikh Zadatch or the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, the central step was the translation of a specific problem into a general problem since this allows standard solutions and processes to be reused across disciplines. Thus, solving an ornery problem in silicon chip manufacturing may not require access to the world’s foremost expert on silicon chip manufacturing processes, but merely access to an experimental physicist who has solved similar problems in research component fabrication. And a network of such specialists only increases your chances of finding the right individual and claiming success. Furthermore, a pay-per-solution scenario costs you next to nothing - merely the time required to define the problem in detail and analyze the presented solutions. And even if the presented solutions aren’t appropriate, if they are from an expert, chances are you’ll learn something just the same! So check out InnoCentive and similar sites such as YourEncore, and NineSigma when you get the chance. [...]

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