Spring 2026 Newsletter

My least favourite problem solving session was to maintain profits on ink cartridges with the challenge to ‘Make sure the ink runs out – even if there’s lots left’. This was in the last century in USA when we worked on IP for office printers when they were huge, expensive and complicated. The evolution of printers since then provides a great example for TRIZ Trimming. How to simplify, save costs and improve begins our April online Advanced Innovative Problem Solving (AIPS) workshop. This fast moving practical course requires only 2.5 hours a day of time investment over 5 days, and guides individuals and teams to locate the most cost effective, clever and simple solutions to any challenge.

Problem Solving Facilitation

Solve your Tough Problems Fast

Our Problem Solving Facilitation workshops add Oxford TRIZ to your teams’ knowledge and experience. Enabling intelligent teamwork to find the strongest, most pragmatic answers for themselves - no matter how previously elusive. Oxford TRIZ clarifies and illuminates the real problems and then offers clear routes to solutions. In over 28 years, this has never failed.

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Our ‘problem-solving bootcamps’ are often described by delegates as the most useful and enjoyable workshop ever experienced.

Before the workshop our Oxford TRIZ experts work with the problem holders to understand the problem, and structure the session for maximum effectiveness
Afterwards you receive a solutions report which delivers succinct but thorough details of all conclusions, and the steps taken to reach them
This effectively provides an Innovation Audit of all that happened in the session, so your teams can repeat the processes for themselves on future problems

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Fundamental Problem Solving

Dedicate just 12.5 hours over 5 days and learn the practical Oxford TRIZ concepts, tools and techniques. This online Fundamental Problem Solving course offers beginners and novices an efficient and proven route to TRIZ competency.

When: 18 - 22 May 2026

Where: Oxford TRIZ Live Online

Cost: £850 (net VAT) - includes Oxford TRIZ Fundamentals eLearning

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Lean and TRIZ: Why teams need both

TRIZ offers new and different tools which complete all other better-known toolkits - especially in situations for which LEAN was never developed. Oxford TRIZ offers a structured approach to finding new and pragmatic solutions taking teams far beyond random brainstorming.

Download my article to understand how TRIZ can enhance your LEAN problem solving capabilities.

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Highways England & A-one+

In 2016 A-one+, one of Highways England leading suppliers, set up a TRIZ workshop for 24 carefully selected delegates – a combination of engineers experienced in problem solving and non-engineers - to see if TRIZ could deliver systematic innovation and if it could add and extend their own proven successes with LEAN.

A-one+ challenged Oxford Creativity to see if their teams could solve three existing problems in just three days - guided through the TRIZ processes by a team from Oxford Creativity. Read this case study to learn how A-one+ were able to use TRIZ to complement their LEAN successes and speed up problem-solving.

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Advanced Innovative Problem Solving

Build your confidence with this online Advanced Innovative Problem Solving and extend your TRIZ competency. The perfect balance of efficient learning and hands-on exercises enables you to tackle a wide range of problems through practice and application of logical tools and processes.

Designed as the follow-on online course to Fundamental Problem Solving, Technical TRIZ Problem Solving or Business Innovation Tools, this course needs only 12.5 hours of your time over 5 days.

When: 20 – 24 April 2026

Where: Oxford TRIZ Live Online

Cost: £800 (net VAT)

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