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TRIZCON2010 the 12th anniversary event, will be the largest international TRIZ Conference in the world. This annual event brings together an array of international TRIZ experts and end-users. The first day of the Conference, is dedicated to Tutorials. Beginners & Advanced topics will be presented in two tracks. The next day, the Symposium, will have Keynote Speakers and numerous papers & case studies presented on TRIZ and related applications. This 2 day Conference is an opportunity for new/experienced people to get an in depth introduction to TRIZ and to meet with an international group of trainers and end-users. Even though the agenda is packed with training opportunities, there is ample time for one on one discussion between attendees.

There is no Primary Sponsor for this years Conference. Rather, we have several supporters – Wrights Brothers Institute, PDMA-Cincinnati Chapter, and the Air Force Research Lab. We also have a site promoter, Zenovate, led Jim Sinclair and Tom Hortel. We also expect a lot of attendance from local and regional attendees who will be seriously looking at TRIZ for the first time.  There will also be a 3rd Track each day covering Innovation from alternative points of view.

Theme: The theme this year will be "TRIZ for New Beginnings."

Where: The Conference to be held at the Hope Hotel and Conference Center in Dayton Ohio on the 7-8 October, 2010.

Special activities: Included this year will be the first Certification test for Practitioner. We also will have the first inductees into the TRIZ Hall of Fame. A committee has been formed to collect nominations and select the first group of special TRIZ people for this recognition and worldwide honor.

Designated Hotel: Hope Hotel and Conference Center, Building 823, Area A, Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio will be the site for this Conference. When registering at the hotel, use the PROM CODE: NIC/TRIZCON in order to get the discounted rate for your room. Room discounts are only guaranteed until 7 September. Make your reservations early. http://www.hopehotel.com/

Price: This year, our pricing structure has been dramatically altered -- only $325 per day or $600 for both days. "Early Bird" registration discounts are available until 13 September 2010 for those who register and pay. These discount have already been subtracted from the full General Admission fee. The full Admission price will revert to $600 for 2-days and $325 for the 1-day on the 26th of August.

Conference Bonuses: Register for 2-days, before 13 September and get these extra bonuses: Coupon for a FREE copy of "And Suddenly the Inventor Appeared" by G. Altshuller ($40 value)compliments of Altshuller Institute. FREE ASSESSMENT – Retail Value $150--Register for 2 days and you receive a coupon for an innovation and leadership effectiveness assessment that will provide information to learn about understand oneself and become aware of your innovative style compliments of Ember Carriers and Zenovate Ltd. Along with the assessment you will be entered to win a free executive coaching package from Ember Carriers Leadership Group. To get the Bonuses you need to register for 2 days before 13 Sept. 

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Cancellation Policy: Anyone having registered and paid their fees, may cancel and get a 100% refund less a $20 service fee if you cancel 30 days before the event. If you cancel, 10 days before the event, you will receive a 90% refund. Within 10 days of the event, an 80% will be allowed. Refunds will be paid by check after the Conference. Substitutions are welcome.

trizcon 2010 National Innovation Conference

Preliminary Agenda

Wednesday - 6 Oct 2010 (An Optional Preconference FREE Workshop)

2 hour Evening Workshop FREE to any attendees who wish to arrive a day early

7-9 PM

Invention Road™ Tutorial for K-12 Middle and High School Teachers - Sergey Malkin and Cal Halliburton

Thursday - 7 Oct 2010 (Day 1)

Tentative Program - Presentations & Tutorials on a Range of Innovation Methods Including TRIZ

Conference Location: Hope Hotel & Conference Center, Area A, Building 823, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, OH

7:00 AM

Registration & Continental BreakfastNOTE: Preregister online and save trizcoen 2010 Registration

8:00

Welcome & Introductions — Mansour Ashtiani, President of the Altshuller Institute

8:15

NASA LogoKeynote - Jeffrey Davis, MD, Director of Space Life Sciences,
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston
- Read Bio

  

 

Innovation & Creativity Programs

TRIZCON Beginner Tutorials

TRIZCON Advanced Tutorials

9:15

* * * BREAK * * * Refreshments in Foyer

9:30

Exploring the Future of New Product Development

John Mariotti, CEO Enterprise Group

Patterns of Invention: The Basis for TRIZ

  • Egos and Acronyms
  • Examples and Case Studies

Basic TRIZ Algorithm Ideal Final Result Concept

  • Examples and case studies

Jack Hipple, Innovation-TRIZ

The Algorithm for Inventive Problem Solving - ARIZ-85C

The main module of TRIZ, a set of sequential, logical steps for analyzing the initial problem

  • Answers to questions –create best solutions
  • An analytical algorithm for human brains
  • Makes us more creative and helps us avoid our main enemy, Psychological Inertia

Isak Bukhman Technical Innovation Center

10:30

Strategic Drivers Changing Industry and the World - Charting the Best Course of Action for Enduring Success

Deborah Westphal, Managing Partner, The Toffler Associates

11:30

* * * LUNCH – Center Foyer * * *

12:15

Integrating Different Innovation Tools to Bridge the Gaps and Drive Learning

Ellen Domb, PQR Group

Resources: What are they? Where do you find them?

  • Examples and case studies

Contradictions

  • Technical vs Physical
  • 40 Inventive Principles
  • Contradiction table
  • Separation principles

Jack Hipple, Innovation-TRIZ

Conflict Solving Using TOP-TRIZ

  • Tool-Object-Product (TOP) function modeling to improve the understanding of conflict
  • Integrating ARIZ, initial problem formulation and function analysis to improve conflict definition and eliminate repetition

Zinovy Royzen TRIZ Consulting, Inc.

1:15

A Flight To Creativity

Tim Basadur Basadur Applied Creativity

2:15

* * * BREAK * * * Refreshments in Foyer

2:30

The P&G Initiatives GYM: Empowering New Innovations

Wayne Fisher, Procter & Gamble

Use of TRIZ in Management and Organizational Problem Solving

Introduction to Lines of Evolution

  • Simplicity/Complexity
  • Dynamics & Fields

Commentary on Presentations at TRIZCon 2010, Q/A, Discussion

Jack Hipple, Innovation-TRIZ

TRIZ for Competitive  Patent Circumnavigation

Use of TRIZ to empower patent strategies for protecting IP and blocking competitors.

Sergei Ikovenko, Gen3 Partners

3:30

Implementing New Innovation in the Air Force Research Lab

Alok Das and David Shahady, AFRL

4:30

Sly as a Fox LogoClosing Mark Fox, CEO, Sly As A Fox, Former Chief Engineer, Space Shuttle Program

Topic: DaVinci and the 40 Answers(book signing by author following presentation) - Read Bio

  

5:15

WBI LogoEvening Mixer sponsored by the Wright Brothers Institute IDEA Lab logo

Les McFawn, Director, WBI presents IDEA Lab – Collaborative Innovation for the AFRL and beyond

6:00

* * * BREAK * * *

7:00

Zenoavate AvatarSit-down Dinner – Sponsored by Zenovate Ltd (“Where the Innovation is Unlimited”)

Tom Hortel (the Zenovator) and Jim Sinclair (the Winovator), “Raiders of the Lost Spark”

Friday - 8 Oct 2010 (Day 2)

Tentative Program - Presentations & Case Studies for Various Innovation Methods

7:00 AM

Registration & Continental Breakfast – NOTE: Preregister online and save Register Button

7:15 - 8:00

Zenovate AvatarNetworking for the General Audience

 

AI TRIZ LogoAltshuller Institute Annual Business Meeting - Members Only

8:00

Welcome & Introductions from the Sponsors

Mansour Ashtiani (Altshuller Institute), Jim Sinclair (Zenovate), Larry Spiers (PDMA), Bart Barthelemy (Wright Brothers Institute)

8:15

Innocentive LogoKeynote - Steve Shapiro, Chief Innovation Evangelist, Innocentive

“The Role of Cultural Shift Within Business To Sustain Innovation”

 

Innovation & Creativity Programs

TRIZ Papers Presentation Track 1

TRIZ Papers Presentation Track 2

9:00

Reinventing our marketing orgs to catalyze organic growth

Mohan Susthav, New Product Initiatives, Eastman Chemical

Applying TRIZ to Breakthrough Innovations in Healthcare

Valeriy Prushinski Natural Innovations LLC

Reformulating a Semiconductor Information Problem with TRIZ

Bryan Pollard, Intel

10:00

* * * BREAK * * * Refreshments in Foyer

10:15

Connect & Develop 2.0 - Powerful Tools for Collaboration & Innovation

Glen Wienkoop, CEO Inno 360

Design For Innovation in Manufacturing (DFIM)

Richard Platt, Strategy & Innovation Group

Perception Mapping and Contradiction Resolution of VOC

David Conley, Innomation, LLC

11:15

Applying Business Innovation Tools

Prof. Praveen Gupta, llinois Institute of Technology

Teaching TRIZ: Leaving the classroom to enhance learning

Ellen Domb, PQR Group

Applications of TRIZ to Information Technology – Cases and Lessons Learned

Kas Kasravi, HP Enterprise Services

12:15

* * * LUNCH – Center Foyer * * *

1:15

Using The National Innovation Marketplace to Connect Inventors To Implementers & Speed Development

Ken Bloemer, VP of Planet Eureka

40 Principles and Contridictions in Human Factors and Ergonomics

Jack Hipple, Innovation-TRIZ

Addressing Secondary Problems with TRIZ

Boris Zlotin & Alla Zusman, Ideation International

2:15

Collaborative Innovation – the IDEA Lab Model

Emily Riley, Bart Barthelemy
Wright Brothers Institute

Collateral Beauty: Integrating TRIZ, Fundamental Design Method & Metaphysics of Quality

Darrell Mann, Systematic-Innovation

TRIZ Based Web-tool for Teachers and Youth

Sergey Malkin, Pretium Innovation & Cal Halliburton, Halliburton Associates, LLC

3:15

* * * BREAK * * *Refreshments in Foyer

3:30

Solution People LogoClosing -Gerald “Solutionman” Haman, Head of SolutionPeople

Topic: “Collaborate to Innovate” New Models For Accelerated Learning

4:30

Post-conference Mingle and Network Event

Saturday - 9 Oct 2010(Post Conference Activities)

9 AM -
5 PM

Certification Testing for TRIZ Practitioners

9 AM -
5 PM

1-Day Post-Conference Workshops on TRIZ Applications

NOTE: - There are separate fees to attend these, $400 each. Lunch and breaks provided.

  1. Darrell Mann, Systematic Innovation Ltd.: “Whispered Voices: Understanding Populations Better Than They Understand Themselves”
  2. Isak Bukhman, TRIZ Master, TRIZ Solutions LLC: “Managing a Real TRIZ Project”
  3. Mark Barkan, President of MA-TRIZ: “Manufacturing Process Improvement"

9 AM -
5 PM

Tours of the United States Air Force Museum - a wonderful place to visit to see how TRIZ was applied.

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