1, the introduction of innovative theoretical tools
A vehicle company successfully promoted innovative methods, achieved remarkable results and accumulated rich experience. These experiences can be summarized as follows:
(1) lecture tour
TRIZ theory is a new thing for enterprises, and its basic theory is weak. A series of publicity activities should be held to let the majority of scientific and technological personnel understand and agree with innovative methods. As an important means of introducing basic theories in the early stage, preaching is self-evident and creates a good learning atmosphere. But preaching, after all, is only a purely theoretical introduction, which cannot guide designers to study and apply in depth.
② Training with questions
Practice has proved that project-based training is the best way to introduce innovative methods, which can not only enable designers to systematically learn innovative methods, but also apply what they have learned to solve practical problems and lay a good application foundation for students. The introduction of innovative methods can be divided into two stages: primary training with questions and intermediate training with questions.
"Primary training with questions" is taught by technicians who have received systematic training in enterprises, and several students are selected to participate in the study. The main purpose of this stage is to understand the basic concepts and tools of TRIZ theory, systematically study TRIZ theory according to the problem-solving process, and lay a theoretical foundation for the intermediate training with questions.
"Intermediate training with questions" selects topics, pays equal attention to theoretical study and problem solving, pays attention to the flexible application of innovative methods in topics, and uses scientific innovative tools to find better problem solving methods. Because students study with the problems they usually encounter, they study hard and can flexibly apply innovative methods to the project, which has achieved good results and achievements.
After intermediate training with questions, many students can break the inertia thinking and divergent thinking. As a classmate summed up, the thinking mode of designing products is "starting from function" rather than "starting from product", or "starting from system" rather than "starting from parts", which is a major ideological change.
The R&D Center of the Group will make the training routine and institutionalized, sort out certain technical problems every year, apply innovative methods to solve them, and cultivate talents in practice. Through learning and communication, we have a deeper understanding and improvement of the application of innovative methods in enterprises.
2. Establish innovative lean R&D system.
Every enterprise has its own unique R&D process. How to play the great role of innovative methods in the existing R&D system is a subject worthy of study. Combined with the characteristics of enterprise R&D process, TRIZ theory and tools can also play a very good auxiliary role. When the combination point is found, corresponding optimization measures can be taken in the R&D process:
(1) commodity planning stage: collect the development trend of the industry and predict the future development direction of the products by using the evolutionary law;
(2) Technical feasibility analysis stage: track the development information of advanced technology in the industry, compile the system function diagram of advanced technology, retrieve and analyze the patents of advanced technology, and preliminarily judge the solutions of advanced technology in the future;
(3) Conceptual design stage: draw up a complete functional diagram of the product system, identify existing or potential technical problems, analyze their contradictions, and use innovative principles to form solutions;
④ Continuous improvement stage: product development relies on complete product system function diagram, constantly supplements technical problems, draws causality diagram and contradiction diagram of technical problems, looks for reference scheme from patent inquiry, and finally forms a solution by using innovative principles.
IT is better to have a corresponding IT support platform for these measures, which can completely record the system function diagram of products, the causal diagram of technical problems, and the verified solutions. This is conducive to the citation and reuse of knowledge and reduces the recurrence of problems, which is also advocated by TRIZ theory.
3. Improve the innovation organization and training mechanism.
Only by establishing a virtuous circle mechanism of innovation within enterprises can innovation activities be dynamic and sustainable. In addition to integrating innovative methods and tools into the R&D process to form an innovative lean R&D system, we should also pay attention to innovative organizational forms and training mechanisms, because in the final analysis, "people" are the main body of innovation, so it is very important to mobilize the innovative enthusiasm of technicians.
(1) TRIZ Association for Science and Technology was established, which belongs to Enterprise Association for Science and Technology.
TRIZ Association undertakes the important tasks of introducing innovative methods, cultivating innovative talents, organizing the publicity of innovative methods, cultivating primary innovative talents, hiring experts to train intermediate innovative talents and organizing innovative project activities. With the TRIZ Association, it is equivalent to having a home.
② Innovation qualification certification
Led by TRIZ Association, an innovative qualification certification system will be established within the enterprise, and qualified technicians will be awarded qualification certificates, which will be linked to certain economic and material rewards. For outstanding students, you can also hire a professional qualification certification body for unified certification. The qualification certification system can greatly improve the enthusiasm of technicians to learn and apply innovative methods.
(3) Arrange technicians who have obtained innovation qualification certification to participate in various research groups.
Guide the solution of problems in the process of tackling key problems and give play to the role of innovative talents.
Through these measures, I believe that enterprises can realize a virtuous circle of innovation, constantly integrate innovation into corporate culture, and form a good innovation atmosphere.