When a task force is working on a problem, it is important to understand the context and objectives of the project. This understanding helps the team approach the problem more effectively and efficiently. Furthermore, when utilizing AI assistance throughout the project, the context and objectives become even more crucial, as the quality of AI’s output depends on the data provided. This is exactly why we have introduced the context for every project. Understanding the Context Understanding the context of a problem-solving project involves gaining insights into the industry, department, and goal of the project. It allows the task force to…

At PRIZ Guru, we understand the challenges engineers face when it comes to finding relevant information to solve complex problems. Hours of searching through countless articles, purchasing resources, and sifting through irrelevant content can be frustrating and time-consuming. How often have you needed just a single paragraph from an article, wasting precious time in the process? We recognized the need for a more efficient solution. That’s why we are thrilled to announce the launch of our expanded AI assistant. With its advanced capabilities, our AI assistant is here to revolutionize the way you work on your projects. Whether you need…

At PRIZ, we are dedicated to accelerating the problem-solving process with the help of our AI assistant. In line with this vision, we are excited to announce a significant enhancement to the PRIZ Platform – the integration of an AI assistant specifically designed to assist in defining problem statements. With this latest development, you now have the ability to streamline the process of building a problem statement, almost putting it on autopilot. While our goal is not to fully automate the process, our AI assistant provides conversational support. It acts as a collaborative participant, engaging in conversations with engineers to…

Have you ever found yourself skipping the creation of a detailed description of the failure and jumping right into solutioning? Don’t worry, we’ve been there too! We are thrilled to announce the release of a new feature on the PRIZ platform that is designed to enhance the quality and completeness of project overviews. With this new feature, engineers and project leads can receive a thorough review of their written background and also get guidance and suggestions for improvement. One of the main problems this feature solves is that many engineers tend to jump straight into solutions without investing enough effort…

One of the challenges our users face with the Perception Mapping tool is collecting perceptions from other people. Usually, it requires people to be physically present in the same room or on a conference call, and even then, coming up with good perceptions takes a lot of time. Eventually, it wastes the majority of the meeting dedicated to finding the blockers, leading to the need for scheduling another meeting to continue. We have done our homework and concluded that this is a problem worth solving to make time more valuable. With the latest update to Perception Mapping, you can now…

We all know that understanding your customer’s needs is essential for any business to succeed. This is one of the reasons why we built one of our creative thinking tools called Action Preventing Action (APA). However, we felt that the tool alone was not enough, and we wanted to make it better by providing a working companion when you need him. Get ready to be amazed by our latest product update that brings an incredible breakthrough to our APA tool! We’re excited to introduce the power of AI-assisted customer needs analysis right at your fingertips. With this game-changing update, you…

We have some exciting news to share about one of our most popular tools Round-Robin Ranking (RRR). RRR is a simple and powerful tool that helps us make decisions when we have many options to choose from. However, when there are a huge number of comparisons to make, RRR can take a very long time to complete. To address this issue, we have released a new and improved comparison algorithm called Smart Ranking. It minimizes the number of comparisons required while still producing highly accurate results, similar to those obtained through full ranking. This makes the ranking process more efficient…

Following one of our previous releases of the Process Functional Modeling (PFM) tool, we have added a summary tab to help innovators to visualize the overall status of the analyzed process. The information provided in the summary tab is mainly built to provide suggestions about where should we focus our attention and what operation we need to invest in. The summary tab presents the following: