Course Agenda:

             The Nature of Problem Definition and Solution

             Problem Concept Mapping

             Problem-Solution Decomposition

             Heuristic Redefinition Process

             TILMAG

             Brainstorming & Brainwriting

             Forced Analogy Methods

             Best Practices for Problem Solving Teams

             Ideality and the Ideal Final Result

            Contradiction Theory:
                      -Technical Contradictions:  39 Parameters, 40 Inventive Principles,
                       and the Contradiction Matrix
                      -Physical Contradiction and the 4 Separation Principles

             Function Modeling & Decomposition

             Resource Theory

             The Problem Solving Algorithm