Introduction to Basic I-TRIZ
 I-TRIZ Foundations
 Levels of Invention
 Inventive Problem
   Psychological Inertia
   Contradictions
 Patterns of Invention
   Analogical Thinking
   Directions
 Patterns of Evolution
 Ideality
   Ideal System
   Ideal Vision
   Functional Modeling
   Local Ideality
 Resources
   Derived Resources
   Insufficient Resources
 Problem Solving
 Brainstorming
 Ideation Process

Derived Resources

We can think of resources in terms of their availability:

  • Ready-to-use resources are resources that exist in a visible, recognizable state – in other words, they can be used "as is."
  • Derived resources are "hidden" and become available only after undergoing a transformation of some kind.

 

Resources are transformed through the Operators and application of one or more inventive fields:
Mechanical, Thermal, Chemical, Electrical, Magnetic and Electro-Magnetic (MeThChEM).

The nature of a resource is such that there are "natural" ways to exploit it - i.e., different types of resources are associated with one or more types of effect. The diagram below illustrates the relationship between resources and effects. Of course, some overlap always exists in a system. Thus, all effects are usually available simultaneously.