Open Inventive Design Method (OIDM-Triz) Approach for the Modeling of Complex Systems and the Resolution of Multidisciplinary Contradictions. Application to the Exploration of Innovative Solutions to Deal with the Climate Change Impacts

This paper aims to propose an approach for Open IDM-Triz oriented analysis for complex systems. We propose an approach to model a complex system involving multiple points of view. In this way, a complex system is modelled by a meta-graph that is built using partial knowledge graphs based on the viewpoints of the different stakeholders and users around the complex system. This work is also a contribution for resolving non-conventional pluridisciplinary contradictions by extending the limits of classic Triz patents databases which is mainly focused on technical aspects. Thereby, we propose an approach to extend IDM-Triz solutions concepts exploration area by using web-scraping and AI reasoning to search for similar contradictions. These approaches are implemented in a TrizAlerts software that scans various databases and websites to find out ideas matching given contradictions. Our Open IDM-Triz approach is applied in the Interreg Clim’Ability Design project, to analyze the climate change impacts on the activities that usually manifest themselves in multiple ways. By applying the Open IDM-Triz approach to the “Low Water” issue, we are moving away from the classical application domain of Triz because of the context extended to a multi-scalar territory corresponding to a complex system of actors impacted by climate change. The study is carried out by a multidisciplinary team made up of researchers from engineering and social sciences backed by a network of companies involved in logistics on the Rhine (institutional, shippers, operators, etc.).