What is TOP-TRIZ?

TOP-TRIZ is a user-friendly contemporary generation of TRIZ. It is one of the most advanced and effective versions of TRIZ. It enhances your analytical thinking in problem formulation and problem solving. The power of TOP-TRIZ has been proven by solving many difficult problems.

TOP-TRIZ is a further development of Classical TRIZ by Zinovy Royzen. TOP-TRIZ includes further development of problem formulation and problem modeling, Standard Solutions, ARIZ and Laws of Evolution of Technical Systems. It has integrated TRIZ methods into a user friendly system of analytical thinking.

TOP-TRIZ involves a systematic analysis of a problem to be solved and application of a series of detailed guidelines for generating solution alternatives. TOP-TRIZ analysis of an innovative situation has integrated system approach, function analysis and Tool-Object-Product (TOP) function modeling. TOP-TRIZ classifies innovative problems and offers corresponding problem solving methods for each class of problems. The methods include algorithms for resolving conflicts between product parameters while minimizing product changes and costs. Even the most difficult problems with contradictions involved can be routinely solved. In problem solving, TOP-TRIZ aims to maximize utilization of the resources of the product or process, its supersystem and environment. A set of courses provides the learners of TOP-TRIZ with practical experience sufficient to achieve outstanding results.

Advantages of TOP Function Modeling:


  • Universal Model of a Function
  • TOP Function Modeling allows you to model any function in any system. It is a more generic way to model a function than Classical Substance-Field Modeling.

  • Complete Description of a Function
  • Desired and unwanted products of the functions of a modeled system improve understanding of the system and simplify analysis of the system resources.

  • Link Between Functions
  • Introducing the product of a function into its model provides a very convenient and understandable link between functions. For example, a product of the first function can be a tool or an object of a subsequent function. The link between functions is important in understanding not only a desired performance of a product, but also the chain of unwanted functions. Links between functions simplify cause-effect analysis and improve the process of revealing the cause of a current or potential failure of a product.

  • Increasing Effectiveness of Function Analysis
  • Function analysis guides you in decomposing the performance of your product into single functions — both useful and unwanted. The system approach guides you in describing the function of the supersystem of your product and interactions between the product and its supersystem. It also guides you in analyzing and describing interactions between the product and its surroundings that are not part of the supersystem. Then a single function can be considered separately if it needs improvement.  More...