The Art of Inventive Problem Solving

Today, we welcome Dr. Sergei Ikovenko. Sergei is one of the world’s leading authorities in the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving, commonly known as TRIZ. He has conducted over 1,500 workshops (that’s 1500) on TRIZ at a long list of companies, including P&G, GE, and Hyundai… and many others, including the Chinese Patent Office and the Swiss Patent Office…he’s lectured all over the world at Harvard, MIT, Carnegie-Mellon, Stanford.  Sergei has doctorates in mechanical engineering as well as environmental engineering – and to keep it interesting -  a master’s degree in patent law. He’s written over 100 publications and books, has been a TEDx speaker and keynote speaker at events such as the MIT Sloan Management Forum.