Monika Ehrenreich

Revised TRIZ-Templates now available

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We have revised the TRIZ templates available for download in the Office version: What used to be several separate files to fill out has now been consolidated into a single Excel file with multiple tabs. You can choose between these two versions: Worksheets-EN is an Excel file containing all the worksheets Worksheets-EN-FullProject includes not only … Read more

New book: Microstandards of Thinking

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We are happy to announce the publication of Lev Pevzner’s new book, translated into English by Yakov Katsman: People think in analogies. By drawing on similar or parallel examples, we can often solve complex problems quickly. The TRIZ tool “Microstandards,” developed in the 1980s, is based on these analogies and is a powerful tool for … Read more

TRIZ Mastery Hub on Circle Discover

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Circle Discover is a platform where you can find curated online communities, learning spaces, and courses. It serves as a directory for specialized groups and topics, facilitating discussion and connections. The TRIZ Mastery Hub is now listed there as well. Many thanks to the Circle Discover team for the listing! Here’s the link to Circle.

MATRIZ Official TRIZ Level 1 Guide available on Amazon

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I am very pleased to announce the publication of a classic TRIZ title in English: The TRIZ Consulting Group, in collaboration with GEN TRIZ and MATRIZ Official, has published the TRIZ Level 1 Guide to make it available to people worldwide. I have been using this material extensively in my courses for many years, and … Read more

New Free Tool: Patent Claim Visualizer

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Would you like to know if a competitor’s patent is blocking your product—or find a way to work around it? Independent claims describe a technical system precisely and completely – every component mentioned and every functional relationship is legally relevant. This makes them an ideal foundation for TRIZ functional modeling. At the same time, it … Read more

All TRIZ AI agents in one place

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I’ve compiled a comprehensive overview of AI agents and GPTs for TRIZ on our website, organized by TRIZ level and tool. For each tool you’ll find: – Gemini-based agents (Version 4.0 and 3.0, hosted directly on our site) – ChatGPT GPTs (Version 4.0) – Custom GPTs developed by Tanasak Pheunghua and TRIZ Consulting Group The … Read more

Save the date: TRIZ Expert Meeting 2027

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TRIZ Experts will meet again on February 18 and 19, 2027, in Sulzbach-Rosenberg, Germany. A key topic requested in the 2026 feedback was the contradiction matrix, its further developments, and new areas of application. Thus the main theme will be “The Matrix is dead, long live the Matrix”. Currently these presentations are planned: Thomas Bayer: … Read more

New paper on ResearchGate: MPV Discovery

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Together with Dr. Simon Litvin, I have published a white paper on MPV Discovery: MPV stands for Main Parameters of Value. These are key attributes of a product or service that have a major influence on purchasing decisions. MPVs integrate the voice of the product and the voice of the customer into a single process … Read more

Function Modeling Meets Value Analysis: Now included in the Free Function Modeling Tool

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How do you determine which components truly justify their cost? After I did the Function Modeling Tool described in a post earlier, I asked myself, if I couldn’t integrate Value Analysis directly into the modeling workflow, as we still have problems with this step in AI generated Function Models. Here’s what’s new: Value Analysis Classify … Read more