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5.1.3. TRIZ Principles: Ideality

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TRIZ asks you to think about what an ideal solution would be like. For example, if you have a hall where you want people at the back to hear you clearly, then an ideal solution might be where the hall itself becomes the amplifier, eliminating the need for a microphone. Although this may be considered silly, such consideration of ideality leads to useful attention to how the shape and surfaces of the room affect the transmission of sound.

A critical effect of considering an ideal is that it focuses thinking on functions, both useful and harmful, and how these might be enhanced or eliminated.

The ideal solution does zero harm and provides maximum desirable functionality.
 

Other principles

• 5.1.1. TRIZ Principles: Function
• 5.1.2. TRIZ Principles: Harm
• 5.1.3. TRIZ Principles: Ideality
• 5.1.4. TRIZ Principles: Trimming
• 5.1.5. TRIZ Principles: Substances and Fields
• 5.1.6. TRIZ Principles: Evolution
• 5.1.7. TRIZ Principles: Contradictions

Other sections in this chapter:

• 5.1. TRIZ Principles
• 5.2. Using Contradictions and Principles
• 5.3. Simplifying TRIZ Principles
• 5.4. TRIZ Thinking

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