ICG T&C: Training in Systematic Innovation: Business, Level 2

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TRIZ and Systematic Innovation Training > Level 2 (Advanced) Course for Business and Management

"Business TRIZ is the future of innovation which arrived today".
Department Head, ING Bank

"After this course, I believe TRIZ has great potential for the business world. It is a powerful tool to get people out of their normal line of reasoning, and to achieve extraordinary results."
Principal Consultant, Capgemini

"The course provided many unexpected insights that no doubt will add considerable value to my work"
Innovation Manager, Merck

Advanced TRIZ and Systematic Innovation for Business and Management

5-day (4 days in the class + 1 day online) Hands-on Training and Certification
(Level 2)

Certificate of Advanced TRIZ Practitioner (Level 2) from the TRIZ Training International Centre.

Nearest date and location: Check our agenda

Trainer: Valeri Souchkov, TRIZ Master

Price: EUR 2000,- (excl. 21% VAT)
10% discount for early registration. Other discounts are available

Registration

INTRODUCTION

This unique five-day (four days in the class and one day online) intensive hands-on course aims at acquiring and mastering skills with modern Advanced TRIZ and Systematic Innovation for Business and Management.

The course provides unique material developed in recent years which helps to turn business and management innovation to well planned, effective and efficient process. It is achieved through the use of of the advanced TRIZ principles and tools adapted for business and management applications:

Understanding a scope and a roadmap of advanced TRIZ and Systematic Innovation for business and management.
Using principles of TRIZ-based Function Analysis to discover and rank problems in the existing business systems and processes.
Using Object-Field Modeling and Inventive Standards: "standard" solution patterns of solving inventive problems emerging in business and management.
Creating new business products or business models based on merging alternative features of business models or business products.
Applying key Trends, Lines and Patterns of Business Systems Evolution to assess evolutionary potential of current business models and identify strategic directions of business systems innovation.

The course is based a practical framework developed by ICG T&C during many years of practice and working with over 400 client organizations worldwide. This framework extends classical TRIZ and puts it to the practical use within business and management environments. The course participants work on real examples during the course to better understand the TRIZ philosophy and make it applicable to a broad diversity of problems, products and services.

The course usually hosts international audience and is conducted in English.

If you want to learn more about TRIZ-based systematic Innovation in business and management, please download white paper Breakthrough Thinking with TRIZ for Business and Management (20 pages, PDF).

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Everyone who is willing to empower thinking by learning a new paradigm of systematic creative problem solving and gaining practical skills with its core techniques: business professionals, business managers, team leaders, management consultants, productivity and quality professionals, consultants in business and management, students of management disciplines, problem solvers.

If you have doubts if the course is relevant to you, please contact us and we will assess your specific situation.

CONTENTS

At this training workshop we learn about and practice with:

Fundamentals of advanced TRIZ.
Overview of advanced TRIZ techniques for business and management, Advanced Roadmap.
TRIZ-Based Function Analysis of business systems and business products to clarify and specify system component's functionality to discover new innovation opportunities.
Trimming (Functional Idealization) to make systems and products more ideal without losing quality and performance.
Interaction Problem Model and Object-Field Modeling to formulate inventive problems.
System of Standard Inventive Solutions for Business and Management to solve specific inventive problems.
Alternative Systems Merging to create business models and business products of next generation.
S-curves of Business Systems and Products Evolution to identify innovation phase of a business system.
TRIZ Trends and lines of Evolution of Business Systems and Business Products to create next step innovative solutions based on the patterns of business systems and business products evolution.

Throughout the course:

Practicing in groups with each tool on real-life cases.
Questions and Answers

WHAT YOU GET

Practical skills with advanced TRIZ tools to support innovation in the area of business and management.
Ability to analyze existing business systems and products in a systematic way and explore their potential for strategic evolution.
Ability to discover and correctly formulate problems and generate solution ideas in a systematic way.
Ability to create next step innovative solutions based on understanding of evolution of business systems and business products.
Developing innovative and creative thinking skills, considerably raising intellectual capital of individuals and organizations.

CERTIFICATION

Upon successful completion of the course, you will get a certificate of TRIZ Practitioner of Level 2 from the TRIZ Training International Centre and the International Business TRIZ Association (IBTA).

TRAINER

Valeri Souchkov, certified TRIZ Master, M.Sc, internationally recognized TRIZ and systematic innovation professional:

One of developers of modern TRIZ and Systematic Innovation.
Trained more than 7000 working professionals and students from over 60 countries.
Assisted over 100 innovative projects in different areas.
Introduced first public TRIZ training courses in Europe and has been running them on a continuous basis since 1995.
Author of more than 100 publications including three books on TRIZ, systematic innovation and creativity.
Was co-founder and Executive Board Member of ETRIA, the European TRIZ Association;
Vice President and Board Member of MATRIZ, the International TRIZ Association.
Editor-in-Chief of TRIZ Review journal.
Founder and head of ICG Training and Consulting.
Teaches Systematic Innovation and TRIZ at the University of Twente and TIAS Business School in The Netherlands.

COURSEWARE

Lecture slides
Guides to TRIZ Techniques
Collection of Case Studies
Reference information
Media with the courseware in electronic format

COURSE FEE

A fee for the training is EUR 2000,- per person (excl. 21% VAT).

The fee includes:

Course seat.
Courseware.
Lunch and refreshments.
After-course free six months informational phone/online support.

The fee must be paid before the course.
Cancellation is free three weeks before the course, otherwise we retain 20% of the fee.

10% discount* is applicable in the following cases:

Two or more participants of the same organization visiting the course.
A course is visited by an existing customer (individual or organization) of ICG T&C.
Payment of a course fee is done at least 30 days prior to a course starting date.

30% discount* is applicable to full time students (letter of proof is required).

* Discounts are not cumulative

LOCATION

Please check locations and dates of the course in the courses agenda. Upon registration, we will provide you with details of the course location and a list of possible accommodations.

MORE INFORMATION

To get a detailed program and the brochure of the course, please contact us.

REGISTRATION

Please note that the number of participants is limited due to practical orientation of the course. To timely register for the course, visit our Registration page

PAYMENT

After registration, you will receive invoice which can be paid by wire transfer or by credit card. Note that the full payment must be done prior to the workshop.

QUESTIONS & CONTACT

In case you have any questions please contact us or call
+31-534342884

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