Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
Strategic & Business Aspects of Innovation Methods:
Systematic identification of opportunities and issues in Business Model/ Product/ Process/ Service Innovation.
Systematic innovation Strategies, Methods, or Tools for Business Model/ Product/ Process/ Service improvements.
Systematic identification or exploitation of Trends for Business or Technology innovation.
Technical Aspects of Innovation Methods:
TRIZ-based systematic innovation:
Research and Development of TRIZ-based theories and tools.
TRIZ-based opportunity identification and problem solving applications.
Theories, applications, and techniques in TRIZ-based education/teaching.
TRIZ-based systematic innovation:
Nature or bio-inspired methods/tools for Systematic Innovation.
Theories, tools, or applications of systematic innovative opportunity identification or problem solving such as: Lateral Thinking, Vertical Thinking, 6 Thinking Hats, Dominant Innovation Matrix, etc.
Random Innovation Methods/Processes
Theories/Knowledge/Tools which is integrated with or related to Systematic Innovation such as: IP/Patent Management or Techniques, Neural Linguistic Programming, Axiomatic Design, VA/VE, Lean, 6 Sigma, QFD, etc.
Integration of Innovation Methods with Artificial Intelligence(AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Manufacturing, or Computer-Aided Innovation (CAI)
Theories or applications of innovative methods in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Design/Manufacturing/Services.
Intelligent or computational systems supporting innovation or creative reasoning
Development of theories/methods/tools for Computer-aided Innovation.
Knowledge Management, Text/Web Mining systems supporting innovation processes.
Forecasting or Road mapping issues for CAI.
Other new tools, theories, and applications related to or can be integrated with systematic innovation.