Author: Umakant Mishra
Abstract:
Ideality is one of the most powerful concepts of TRIZ.
According to ideality, the ideal state of the system is where all its functions
are achieved without causing any problem. The system is better, faster, low
cost, low error, low maintenance and so on. In other words, an ideal system
consists of all positives and no negatives.
An ideal product or system may not materially exist, or may
not be possible to achieve, but the knowledge of the ideal system helps us to
improve an existing system. Once we conceive the features of the ideal product
(or system), we keep those features as the goal and try to improve the current
product (or system) to achieve that goal. Even if an ideal system is impossible
to achieve, the concept of an ideal system helps us to build the product of the
next generation.
Keywords: TRIZ, Altshuller, Innovation, Invention, Inventive
Problem Solving, Ideality, Contradiction, Resources, Ideal Final Result, IFR,
Ideal Product, Ideal Process, Ideal solution, Ideal method, Ideal resources,
Mishra,
Umakant, Introduction to the Concept of Ideality in TRIZ (June 2, 2013).
Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2273178 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2273178
