Editor’s note: This article continues the series exploring structured innovation using the TRIZ methodology, a problem-solving, analysis, and forecasting tool derived from studying patterns of invention found in global patent data.

The monthly council meetings continued as different members shared their issues and experience in using the TRIZ structure to accelerate their innovation efforts. Some council members, however, had doubts about how it could apply to their industry or specific situations. At first they all assumed that innovation was something that applied to high-tech industries or research and development departments. But the applications discussed so far had been  practical and useful.

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