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- Quantitative improvement of the existing function/principle (e.g., to reinforce a building, its walls are made thicker). | - Quantitative improvement of the existing function/principle (e.g., to reinforce a building, its walls are made thicker). |
- Qualitative improvement of the existing function/principle (e.g., merging an alarm clock and CD-player). | - Qualitative improvement of the existing function/principle (e.g., merging an alarm clock and CD player). |
- Extending a known function/principle combination to a new market (e.g., extending the function "to see through", based on the principle "x-ray emission" from medical purposes (medical market) to different applications within different markets, such as destructive testing). | - Extending a known function/principle combination to a new market (e.g., extending the function "to see through", based on the principle "x-ray emission" from medical purposes (medical market) to different applications within different markets, such as destructive testing). |
- Creating a new function/principle combination (e.g., the first radio transmitter or Ebay.com). | - Creating a new function/principle combination (e.g., the first radio transmitter or Ebay.com). |
- Discovering a new principle (e.g., through creating new scientific knowledge, such as x-rays or the photo-voltaic effect). | - Discovering a new principle (e.g., through creating new scientific knowledge, such as x-rays or the photovoltaic effect). |
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For example, the Stirling Engine, a 200 year old idea, is finding new applications / markets (as a Level 3 Innovation). | For example, the Stirling Engine, a 200-year-old idea, is finding new applications/markets (as a Level 3 Innovation). |
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More: [[https://www.stirlingengine.com/modern-uses/|Modern Uses of Stirling Engines]] | More: [[https://www.stirlingengine.com/modern-uses/|Modern Uses of Stirling Engines]] |
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| To "spark" these types of innovative improvements, TRIZ practitioners utilize the "40 principles of TRIZ": |
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