2. In the next few slides you will learn
an innovative approach to problem
solving, using the method called
Systematic Inventive Thinking®
3. The problem
A gas company maintains a 3,000 mile pipeline.
Somewhere in the pipe there’s a tiny leakage,
causing damage to the environment.
The company is looking for a fast and cost effective
solution to locate the hole.
4. We’d like to share a systematic
approach that leads to a simple,
creative solution
6. Problem Solving Technique – Step 1
First, let’s list all existing components
in the scenario
• pipeline
• gas
• animals
• wind
7. Problem Solving Technique – Step 2
Now we’ll choose one
of the existing components
• pipeline
• gas
• animals
• wind
8. Problem Solving Technique – Step 3
Let’s write down different
characteristics of the
chosen component
9. Problem Solving Technique – Step 3
Let’s write down different
characteristics of the
chosen component
• color
• smell
• density
• temperature
• solid/liquid
10. Problem Solving Technique – Step 4
Choose one characteristic,
multiply it and change
something in the copy
• color
• smell
• density
• temperature
• solid/liquid
11. Problem Solving Technique – Step 4
Choose one characteristic,
multiply it and change
something in the copy
3 types of gas,
each with a
different smell:
sweet, bitter,
neutral
12. Problem Solving Technique – Step 5
Ask yourself – How could having 3 different
types of gas smell, help solve the leakage?
13. By now, our systematic approach
probably got you some good ideas
15. Dead-animal smells added to the gas will
attract certain animals, which will gather
around the leak. A high concentration of
these animals will reveal the gas leak
16. So how did this problem solved by
the systematic approach?
18. Systematically thought of ideas,
within a “closed world” leads you to
creative solutions that can be easily
implemented
19. And you can do it again. By using
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20. And you can do it again. By using
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