AI-TRIZ Level 1: Systematic Innovation with TRIZ & Artificial Intelligence (Online Certification Course according to MATRIZ Official)

Our extended TRIZ promise:
Become more than three times as creative when facing technical challenges – now with the added power of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

In this combined course, you will earn the globally recognized TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) Level 1 certificate and learn how to use generative AI—in particular large language models such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot—as a catalyst for your innovation processes.

Course structure & learning format:

The online training takes place live in video conferences (MS Teams) and is divided into two compact blocks of three mornings each, supplemented by an online certification exam:

• Session 1: 3 days, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. each day
  Focus: Fundamentals of prompt engineering & TRIZ analysis techniques
• Session 2: 3 days, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. each day
  Focus: TRIZ creation techniques & AI integration in the innovation process
• Online exam: after Session 2, afternoon (flexible completion time)

Between the theoretical impulses, there are practical exercises in small groups (on Miro) in which you can directly apply what you have learned – both the TRIZ tools and prompt design for AI.

What you can expect:

Systematically learn the basics of TRIZ:
You will learn all the methods and tools required for the Level 1 certificate according to the training concept of the International TRIZ Association (MATRIZ Official):

• History of TRIZ, ideality, resource analysis
• 9-field thinking (system operator)
• Function analysis for products according to TRIZ
• Cause-and-effect chains analysis
• Trimming
• Effects databases
• 40 inventive principles
• Engineering contradiction and contradiction matrix
• Physical contradiction and separation principles
• Main Parameters of Value (MPV)
• Introduction to substance-field analysis and the 76 standard solutions
• Introduction to S-curve analysis and trends in technological evolution

Integrating AI into TRIZ in a meaningful way:

• Fundamentals of prompt engineering: How do you ask AI the right questions?
• Application of LLMs to support TRIZ tools (e.g., in function analysis, contradiction resolution, idea generation)
• Use of our prompt library for targeted AI control in innovation tasks
• Practical exercises with generative AI for technical problems

Target audience:

Engineers, developers, designers, innovation managers, and anyone who wants to improve products, processes, or systems with systematic creativity and forward-looking AI tool support.

Certification:

At the end of the course, you will take two online exams for the following internationally recognized certificates, which have been issued in accordance with the globally valid MATRIZ Official standard:

• AI-TRIZ Certificate (Certifies knowledge of how generative AI is used in conjunction with TRIZ.)
• TRIZ Level 1 Certificate (Certifies that the TRIZ knowledge required by the international association has been understood.)

Participation & Technology:

• Dates: Sessions 1 and 2, 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (online via MS Teams)
• You will need: An internet-enabled computer with a camera, microphone, and stable connection. All applications (video conferencing & exercises) are browser-based—no installation necessary.

Your trainer:

Dr. Robert Adunka – experienced TRIZ expert, certified MATRIZ trainer, and enthusiastic AI user – will guide you through the entire course.