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Chris Fillebrown

The Disposable Motionless Mixer

by Chris Fillebrown May 29, 2010 Innovation

Frame of Reference presents Irving J. Aron’s account of the development of a disposable motionless mixer during his tenure at Arthur D Little.

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An Improved Firefighter’s Glove

by Chris Fillebrown May 2, 2010 Innovation

Frame of Reference presents Irving J. Aron’s account of the development of an improved firefighter’s glove during his tenure at Arthur D Little.

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Spin-Cast Eyeglass Frames

by Chris Fillebrown March 21, 2010 Innovation

Frame of Reference presents this story of innovation from Irving J. Arons during his tenure at Arthur D. Little.

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bonsai

by Chris Fillebrown March 1, 2010 Art

Frame of Reference presents ‘bonsai’ by Chris Fillebrown.

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La Poeta

by Chris Fillebrown March 1, 2010 Art

Frame of Reference presents ‘La Poeta’ by Chris Fillebrown.

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Adapting Solzhenitsyn

by Chris Fillebrown February 5, 2010 Art

Frame of Reference presents the story of Chris Fillebrown’s adaptation of Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn’s ‘Cancer Ward’ for the stage.

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Cancer Ward – A Book Review

by Chris Fillebrown February 5, 2010 Art

Frame of Reference presents Chris Fillebrown’s adaptation of Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn’s ‘The Cancer Ward’ as a book review.

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The Flight of the Lead Balloon

by Chris Fillebrown January 1, 2010 Innovation

This is one of my favorite stories from the history of systematic innovation. This article is an excerpt from ‘ADL Chronicles – A presentation of the products and inventions that came out of the laboratories of Arthur D. Little, Inc.’, written by Irving J. Arons.

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A Silk Purse From A Sow’s Ear

by Chris Fillebrown January 1, 2010 Innovation

This is another one of my favorite stories from the history of systematic innovation. This article is an excerpt from ‘ADL Chronicles – A presentation of the products and inventions that came out of the laboratories of Arthur D. Little, Inc.’, written by Irving J. Arons.

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Solution-Strategies In The Classroom

by Chris Fillebrown December 31, 2009 Innovation

Going into 2010, I will start contacting teachers to introduce the Frame of Reference blog as a resource for information about solution-strategies. The future needs skilled thought leaders. I could use your help to introduce solution-strategies to the nimble minds of students.

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Genrich Altshuller Teaches TRIZ

by Chris Fillebrown December 25, 2009 Innovation

The Genrich Altshuller Teaches TRIZ video series presents brief glimpses of various aspects of TRIZ. They are short, but with a high density of thought. Watch them once or twice, and then go about your business. You will find that thoughts presented in these Altshuller videos will occur to you later on. Watch the videos again later. You will see and hear things on subsequent viewings that you did not notice the first time you watched them.

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TRIZ – Part 1

by Chris Fillebrown December 19, 2009 Innovation

This is an excellent starting point for understanding TRIZ.

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Psychological Inertia – An Introduction

by Chris Fillebrown December 14, 2009 Innovation

Psychological intertia is the tendency of people to think about things the same way unless acted upon by some external force.

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TRIZ – An Introduction

by Chris Fillebrown December 12, 2009 Innovation

This article introduces TRIZ, a fascinating solution-strategy invented by Genrich Altshuller. TRIZ is an acronym built from the Russian name of the solution-strategy. Translated into English, TRIZ stands for ‘the theory of inventive problem solving.’

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Thought Leadership

by Chris Fillebrown December 5, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference discusses the leadership requirements for the use of solution-strategies.

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Always Look For Bigger Problems To Solve

by Chris Fillebrown November 30, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference urges you to always look for bigger problems to solve, and suggest a couple of reasons why.

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Directions In Solution-Strategies

by Chris Fillebrown November 25, 2009 Innovation

Frame of Reference states the planned direction for future articles.

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More Than One Solution-Strategy

by Chris Fillebrown November 21, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference advocates knowing more than one solution-strategy.

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Brainstorm Your Problems Into Solution

by Chris Fillebrown November 18, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference discusses brainstorming as a solution-strategy.

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A Solution-Strategy Approach To Solving Problems

by Chris Fillebrown November 14, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference presents a sketch of the solution-strategy approach to solving problems.

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Can the Scientific Method Solve Business Problems?

by Chris Fillebrown November 12, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference discussion about use of the scientific method as a solution-strategy for business problems.

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What’s the main concept, and how does it get started?

by Chris Fillebrown November 5, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference responds to a question about the concept for the Frame of Reference Blog.

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New Approaches to Problems

by Chris Fillebrown November 5, 2009 Art

Frame of Reference response to email questions about new approaches to solving problems.

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First Post

by Chris Fillebrown October 30, 2009 Innovation

Frame of Reference makes its first post on the new Frame of Reference Blog.

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