Perception Mapping
Surface stakeholder beliefs and perception contradictions – a systematic analysis of subjective perspectives.
⬇ perception-mapping.zipOpen-source TRIZ skills for Claude
Systematic innovation with AI.
AI in product development works best with structure behind it: 26 free skills that turn Claude into a TRIZ expert – from contradiction solving and function analysis to trimming. Install and use them straight away.
Business TRIZ
TRIZ tools for strategic and business questions – usable without an engineering background.
Business Function Analysis
Simplified function analysis for non-engineers – examine processes and business models systematically.
⬇ business-function-analysis.zipSolutions at System Levels
Generate solution ideas at different system levels – sub-system, system and super-system.
⬇ solutions-at-system-levels.zipTechnical TRIZ
The full TRIZ toolset for engineers and developers – from problem analysis and contradiction solving to system optimisation.
System Description
Structured system description (mini-ISQ) – the ideal entry point for any TRIZ analysis.
⬇ system-description.zipInnovation Checklist (ISQ++)
Innovation Situation Questionnaire – a comprehensive checklist for capturing a problem systematically.
⬇ innovation-checklist.zipMPV Analysis
Main Parameter of Value – identify and optimise the decisive value parameter of a system.
⬇ mpv-analysis.zipFunction Analysis
TRIZ function analysis with the tool-action-object model – identify useful, harmful and insufficient functions, up to the system’s main function.
⬇ function-analysis.zipFunction Analysis Advanced
Advanced function analysis with time and place dimensions for deeper system insight.
⬇ function-analysis-advanced.zipFunction Interaction Analysis
Map component interactions along energy, matter and information flows – what acts on what, and how.
⬇ function-interaction-analysis.zipTrimming
TRIZ trimming with rules A, B, C – remove components without losing the main function.
⬇ trimming.zipInteractive Trimming
Interactive trimming with extended rules (A–E, X) – additional strategies for external components and new markets.
⬇ interactive-trimming.zipCause & Effect Chain Analysis
Cause-and-effect chain analysis (CECA) and root cause analysis – uncover the causes of a problem and derive the contradictions behind them.
⬇ cause-effect-chain-analysis.zipRoot Cause Analysis
Failure analysis for technical faults – down to the physical cause, with an investigation plan, containment and corrective actions and a final report.
⬇ root-cause-analysis.zipRoot Conflict Analysis (RCA+)
Root conflict analysis – extends RCA with desired effects, identifies states that are useful and harmful at the same time, and formulates contradiction statements.
⬇ root-conflict-analysis.zipResource Analysis
Resource analysis with 6 resource types – substance, field, time, space, information, function.
⬇ resource-analysis.zipSystem Operator
System operator / nine-screen model – how a technical or business system evolves over time, across the sub-system, system and super-system levels.
⬇ system-operator.zipProblem Operator
Problem-oriented nine-screen approach – examine a concrete problem before, during and after it occurs: prevention, mitigation, plan B.
⬇ problem-operator.zipFeature Transfer
Feature transfer between systems – carry successful properties from one system over to another.
⬇ feature-transfer.zipPatent Analyzer
Identify contradictions in patent documents – systematic patent analysis with TRIZ.
⬇ patent-analyzer.zipIdeality
Increase the ideality of technical systems – more benefit, less cost, less harm – and formulate the ideal final result (IFR).
⬇ ideality.zipContradiction Solver
Contradiction solver with the 40 inventive principles, the Altshuller matrix and Matrix 2003.
⬇ contradiction-solver.zipPhysical Contradictions
Physical contradictions with two documented strategy sets (Litvin and Zlotin/Zusman) – when a parameter must hold two states at once.
⬇ physical-contradictions.zipFunction-Oriented Search
Function-oriented search, scientific effects, FOS/MOS – find solutions in other domains.
⬇ function-oriented-search.zip76 Standard Solutions
76 standard solutions with substance-field analysis – the most powerful tool in the TRIZ arsenal.
⬇ 76-standard-solutions.zipSmart Little People
Smart Little People (SLP) – creative micro-visualisation for solving physical contradictions.
⬇ smart-little-people.zipSustainability Assessment
Sustainability assessment with TRIZ function analysis – identify environmental impacts, prioritise hotspots and derive improvement measures.
⬇ sustainability-assessment.zipHow it works
Three steps to install – ready to use in under a minute.
1. Download
Pick the skills you want above and download the ZIP files.
2. Install
Claude Desktop: Customize → Skills → “+” → select the ZIP file.
Claude Code: unpack into ~/.claude/skills/
3. Use
Claude automatically recognises when a skill fits. Or call it directly: /contradiction-solver
All skills are released under the MIT License – free to use, including commercially. The skills are provided as is, without warranty or liability.
Frequently asked questions
What does AI-assisted ideation mean for engineers?
That the AI does not free-associate but works along structured thinking tools – contradiction analysis, function analysis, substance-field models. Without that frame it produces plenty of ideas, but few that lead anywhere. This is what the skills on this page are for: from structuring the problem to an evaluated solution idea.
How do you use generative AI in engineering design?
Most effectively when it searches along proven principles rather than being asked for “ideas” in the abstract: the 40 inventive principles, for instance, or substance-field analysis. That is what the Technical TRIZ skills above are for, such as Contradiction Solver or 76 Standard Solutions.
Are the skills free to use?
Yes. All skills are released under the MIT License and are free to use, including commercially, with no account and no registration. Installing takes less than a minute: in Claude Desktop via Customize → Skills, in Claude Code by unpacking into ~/.claude/skills/. They are provided as is, without warranty or liability.