The software automatically captures the personal activities and provides an easy interface to log disturbances.

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Augmented reality (AR) is a live, direct or indirect, view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented by computer-generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics or GPS data. It is related to a more general concept called mediated reality, in which a view of reality is modified (possibly even diminished rather than augmented) by a computer. As a result, the technology functions by enhancing one’s current perception of reality. With the help of advanced AR technology (e.g. adding computer vision and object recognition) the information about the surrounding real world of the user becomes interactive and digitally manipulable. We will then overlay artificial information about the environment and its objects  on the real world.

Are you interested in augmented reality and it’s applications in your production or marketing system? Don’t hesitate to contact us! There is also more information about AR in our news posts.

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December 12, 2012, 09:30-18:30Park Plaza Hotel, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Price: EUR 350,- (excl. 21% VAT)

Trainer: Valeri Souchkov

INTRODUCTION  Either at a startup or a large organization, we often face problems and challenges related to different business and management issues that can not be easily solved. Sometimes we might know a solution but limitations and constraints do not allow us to use it. Or we do not see a proper problem solving strategy. In most cases it happens due to a conflict of demands which we also know as a contradiction: we want to change something or achieve a certain goal but something else prevents us from obtaining the result desired.Usually contradictions are very difficult to solve without creating compromises which can be costly or which still do not bring the expected result in full. In such situations we try to apply creative thinking to “get out of the box” to resolve the conflict in the best possible way. In the recent past, our ability to quickly develop new effective innovative ideas as a response to difficult problems was considered as a gift, and a process of problem solving was chaotic and non-manageable.These days the situation is different. A major impact on understanding innovative problem solving has been produced by the TRIZ studies which resulted in a number of practical and systematic methods and techniques supporting creativity and innovation. A key advantage of our approach to creative problem solving is that instead of trying to randomly jump to a solution we use techniques which provide a guided search among patterns of the best innovative ideas. These patterns were collected during many years of studies. The use of these patterns provides much higher success of quickly finding a needed solution than classical methods based on trials and errors. These techniques quickly gained reputation as the best practice of innovation at such companies as General Electric, Intel, Procter & Gamble, Samsung.Although mostly known for their use in technology and engineering, during last dozen of years the TRIZ techniques have been extended to business and management areas. The techniques can be used to define and solve problems to:Improve business processes.Improve quality and productivity.Improve business products and services.Improve communication.Improve business models.Find innovative ways to cut costs.Define innovative business strategies.Due to systematic background, the methods and techniques can be learned and put to practice by every business and management professional. Such knowledge and skills add considerable value to the existing intellectual assets of any individual or an organization.At this workshop we learn and practice with the following techniques:Ideal Final Result.Multi-Screen Problem Vision.Contradictions formulation.Inventive Principles for ideas generation.Resources use.Ideas Landscaping.This unique hands-on training is conducted in a workshop format by intensive practicing with real-life problems. The course usually hosts international audience and is performed in English.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND Everyone who is willing to empower thinking by learning a new paradigm of systematic creative problem solving and gaining practical skills with its core techniques: business professionals, business managers, team leaders, management consultants,  productivity and quality professionals, consultants in business and management, students of management disciplines, problem solvers.If you have doubts if the course is relevant to you, please contact us and we will assess your specific situation.CONTENTSExplanation of key concepts and a process of innovative problem solving based on systematic approach.System Thinking and System Levels of problem solving.Ideality Vision and Multi-Screen Thinking.Dealing with contradictions by using the “win-win” strategy.Contradictions and methods of their elimination.Building and visualizing contradictions.Collection of Innovative Principles for contradiction elimination and breakthrough ideas generation.Idealization of solutions: analysis of resources to solve problems or implement new solutions in most cost-effective way.Ideas Ranking and Landscaping.Questions and Answers. Case studies and practice are throughout the entire day.

WHAT YOU GET Understanding a paradigm of systematic innovative and creative problem solving.Ability to properly formulate problems as contradictions.Ability to quickly generate new powerful solution concepts and ideas to solve existing problems in a systematic way.Improved decision making.Gaining practical skills of modern methods of systematic innovation.Raising intellectual capital of individuals and organizations.CERTIFICATIONUpon successful completion of the course, you will get a certificate of completion from ICG Training and Consulting and TRIZ Training International Centre.TRAINERValeri Souchkov, M.Sc, internationally recognized TRIZ and Systematic Innovation Trainer and Expert, certified by the founder of TRIZ Genrich Altshuller. Since 1989, trained more than 5.000 working professionals worldwide, as well as assisted over 100 innovative projects in different areas.Introduced first public TRIZ training courses in Europe and has been running them on a continuous basis since 1992.Author of more than 70 publications including two books on TRIZ, systematic innovation and creativity.One of developers of modern TRIZ and Systematic Innovation techniques.Co-founder and Executive Board Member of ETRIA, the European TRIZ Association and Global TRIZ R&D Council member of MATRIZ, the International TRIZ Association.Since 2003, heads ICG Training and Consulting and delivers courses on Systematic Innovation and TRIZ at the University of Twente, The Netherlands.

COURSE FEE A fee for the training is Euro 350,- per person (excl. 21% VAT). The fee includes: Course seat.Course slides.Course Guides and References.Collection of extra video lectures.Lunch and refreshments.After-course free 3 months informational phone/online support.10% discount of the extended (advanced) TRIZ courses.The fee must be paid before the course. Cancellation is free two weeks before the course, otherwise we retain 20% of the fee.10% discount* is applicable in the following cases:Two or more participants of the same organization visiting the course.A course is visited by an existing customer (individual or organization) of ICG T&C.Payment of a course fee is done at least 30 days prior to a course starting date.* Discounts are not cumulativeLOCATIONUtrecht is a central “hub” of the Netherlands which is is easy to reach from every direction and is situated within 30 minutes by direct train from Amsterdam airport Schiphol. Upon registration, we will provide you with details of the course location and a list of possible accommodations in case you need one.

MORE INFORMATION To get a detailed program and the brochure of the course, please contact us.If you like to learn more about TRIZ-based systematic Innovation in business and technology, please have a look at the following papers in the Adobe PDF format:Breakthrough Thinking with TRIZ for Business and Management (20 pages, white paper, PDF)TRIZ and Systematic Innovation: New Tools for Business Creativity (2 pages, white paper)

REGISTRATION To register for the course, please visit our Registration page After registration, we will send you the payment details and invoice. Payment can be done via wire transfer or by credit card.Please note that the number of seats is limited due to practical orientation of the course.

QUESTIONS In case you have any questions, please contact us via e-mail or call +31-(0)6-20423455 or +31-(0)53-4342884; fax +31-(0)53-2011174

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