Every improvement project—whether a production line upgrade or an enterprise-wide digital rollout—faces two constant threats: hidden risks and unexpected costs. Change Flow Thinking (CFT) offers a clear, visual way to reveal those threats before they derail your plans. By mapping every decision, resource, and risk on a single tree-flow diagram, teams gain the confidence to push bold ideas forward without gambling on the outcome.
CFT shines whenever the path forward feels murky:
If the cost of getting it wrong is high, Change Flow Thinking helps you get it right—fast.
Ready to experience the framework first-hand? Launch a Change Flow Thinking project in the PRIZ Playground—no credit card, no downloads. Build your first diagram, invite teammates, and follow the guided workflow that turns complex ideas into a low-risk reality.
Innovation stalls when teams drown in spreadsheets and conflicting assumptions. By visualizing the entire change flow, CFT replaces guesswork with clarity. Companies that embed Change Flow Thinking report:
When your people see exactly why each task matters—and how it impacts the big picture—momentum soars.
Wet cleaning is widely used in microchip manufacturing. Single wafer equipment is working as follows. A wafer rotates, and chemistry is poured from a movable nozzle. Water rinsing is performed at the end of the process. Loading of a new batch of the chemistry resulted in excursion - a strongly increased amount of defects was observed on the wafer after the processing. The project is dedicated to the failure analysis and creation of innovative solutions.
This project showcases how functional modeling can drive innovation by analyzing and simulating various versions of a vacuum cleaner. By studying the functional model, you will experience firsthand how the Functional Modeling creative thinking tool helps identify opportunities for improvement and generate innovative ideas for the next generation of products.Through this example, you’ll learn how to dissect the functionality of a vacuum cleaner, revealing ways to enhance its performance, efficiency, and user experience—ultimately paving the way for future innovations.
The project was dedicated to production yield improvement in microchip manufacturing. The bumps are created on the top of a wafer and used for the final test of all dies. Only good dies are taken for the packaging. All dies that fail the test will be scrapped. The process yield depends on the amount of "good" and "bad" dies. It was revealed that in some cases, the time between the end of the process and the final test impacts the yield. The longer the dwelling, the more dies fail the final test. If the dwelling exceeds hundreds of hours, the amount of failed dies becomes dramatically high, which results in the scrapping of the whole wafer. The problem was analyzed and solved.
In response to the potential outbreak of a third world war and the risk of Egypt becoming isolated from global trade and financial systems, this project aims to develop a self-sustaining, decentralized digital ecosystem. The goal is to ensure economic stability, resource accessibility, and secure communication for citizens, businesses, and the government in times of crisis.This solution will be delivered as an application-based platform that integrates barter trade, digital currency, AI-driven supply chain management, emergency communication, and cybersecurity measures. By leveraging blockchain technology, AI-powered logistics, and decentralized networking, the platform will enable uninterrupted trade, resource distribution, and crisis coordination without reliance on external financial institutions or internet-based infrastructure.
Flash heating of a wafer is widely used in microchip manufacturing. The purpose of the process is to prevent the diffusion of ions and atoms. During the flash process, a wafer breakage occurs. The project's purpose is to learn and understand the mechanism of the wafer breakage and propose the solutions to prevent the wafer breakage
An example of how to make task prioritization with Urgency - Important Matrix (UMI) using the PRIZ Innovation Platform
The vacuum cleaner problem is an excellent example showing how to manage and resolve excursion - unexpected deviation from normal operation. Read, learn and use the platform for resolving of your excursions.
