Author: Umakant Mishra
Abstract:
The limitations of TRIZ concept of Ideality hail from its
root philosophy of Idealism. As the “ideas” are there in human minds/brains
they are subjective in nature. The concept of “Ideal” and IFR may vary from
person to person as they are biased by individual judgments. Similarly the IFR
may vary from system to system and at different phases of the development of a
system.
However, the same limitations may be considered as the
strengths of Idealism. As the IFRs can be different for different people and
groups, the solution developer should not always take his own IFR for granted.
She has to consider the benefits of all adjacent systems, sub-systems and super
systems while developing a solution. It is always more ideal to solve problems
at higher levels.
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, The Ideal IFR is No IFR: Criticism to the TRIZ Concept of Ideality
(June 19, 2013). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2282002 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2282002
