INNOVATION BY ANALOGY

摘要

An analogic method for developing technical solutions to a technical problem, comprising the steps of: defining a specific technical problem to be solved; identifying a generalized problem statement that encompasses the specific technical problem to be solved; identifying one or more specific technical problem solutions corresponding to the generalized problem statement, wherein the one or more specific technical problem solutions are obtained from a database comprising one or more specific technical problem solutions and one or more specific technical problems for one or more of a plurality of generalized problems; and displaying the one or more specific technical problem solutions corresponding to the generalized problem statement.