name: triz description: 'Apply TRIZ cross-domain analogical reasoning to find solutions from adjacent fields. Use when conventional approaches stall.' version: 1.9.3 alwaysApply: false category: research tags:
- triz
- cross-domain
- innovation
- analogy
- altshuller estimated_tokens: 300 model_hint: standard
TRIZ Cross-Domain Analysis
When To Use
- Stuck on a problem and need perspectives from other domains
- Exploring cross-domain analogies for inventive solutions
When NOT To Use
- Standard code search or literature review (use other tome channels)
- Problems with obvious, well-known solutions
Apply Altshuller's Theory of Inventive Problem Solving to find solutions from adjacent fields.
Depth Levels
| Depth | Fields | Analysis |
|---|---|---|
| light | 1 | Contradiction only |
| medium | 2 | Contradiction + field mapping |
| deep | 3 | Full matrix + principles |
| maximum | 5 | Distant fields + full TRIZ |
Workflow
- Abstract the problem into TRIZ formulation
- Identify technical contradiction
- Map to adjacent fields using Semantic Scholar's field taxonomy
- Search for solved analogues in those fields
- Build bridge mappings with rationale
Field Mapping Strategy
- Software architecture: civil engineering, biology
- Data structures: logistics, materials science
- Algorithms: operations research, genetics
- Security: military strategy, immunology
- Financial: game theory, ecology