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Their methodology is what I would call adaptive. It is not rigid, fixed, or "stuffy". It is rooted in the classical theories, but has evolved and grown to retain the basic principles of it's TRIZ beginnings, yet incorporates improvements based on experience, and expanded, bold new application successes.

John Borza, Value Management Director

Steering, Linkage & Suspension TRW Automotive

Pretium has developed seven focused applications of its Structured Innovation methodology:

Innovative Problem Solving - find inventive solutions to problems unsolvable by traditional methods.
 

Product Development - develop concepts for new products or improvements to current products.
 

Manufacturing Improvement - cost reduction, yield improvement, quality improvement, etc.
 

Intellectual Property Enhancement - strengthen patent coverage, expand intellectual property, develop IP strategies.
 

Business Strategy Development -develop breakthrough strategies to capitalize on strengths/opportunities and counteract threats/weaknesses.
 

Business Process Redesign - go beyond best practices to achieve step-change improvements in business process.
 

Root Cause Analysis - identify the root causes of failures.

Our services can be delivered in a variety of ways including:
	Facilitated Workshops - combine customer subject matter experts, TRIZ facilitators, and Guided Innovation Toolkit™ software
	Training and Certification - develop internal competence in Structured Innovation and TRIZ to build a culture of innovation.
	Guided Innovation Toolkit™ (GIT) software - a software toolkit for innovation including TRIZ and function modeling.