Evolution hypothesis as a means for linking system parameters and laws of engineering system evolution

AbstractOne of the significant breakthroughs brought by TRIZ approach is to drive problem statement and solving in a direction that is not in priority customer-oriented. This presents a considerable shift in Design Theories‟ world since it is going against most acknowledged quality rules. The argument developed within the frame of TRIZ research was expressed through the postulate that Technical Systems are driven by objective laws. This paper pursues two objectives, first stating on the actual published work mainly in citing relevant and significant contributions on this subject. Further in the article, a discussion will be engaged for providing sense to our research orientations towards a logical use of these laws within the choice of the appropriate conflicting pair, prior to ARIZ deployment. Second, a procedure aiming at operationalizing our findings will be proposed and discussed through a case study. In this section will be presented the concept of “Evolution Hypothesis” and discussed how our attempt of contribution to TRIZ body of knowledge usage possibly adds relevance to TRIZ practices