Pre SIT–we had a tendency to do things the way we always did them. SIT opened up the potential for more possibilities. It gave people something to hold on to and guide them step by step to see results. Most importantly, it worked quickly!
On behalf of […] all of our Pearson Education forum attendees, I would like to thank you for your part in making our Innovation Forum a wonderful success. People are still buzzing about the meeting! We are all eager to see how the teachings from the Sweet Spot toolbox will influence participants going forward. Again, heartfelt thanks from all of us for your excellent presentation and invaluable innovation guidance.
Highly focused learning journey, with a well-planned, rich, and efficient schedule that covers a wide enough range of topics with very in-depth contents as well. All contents focus on the theme of “innovation”. With 15 days of learning, institutes, cutting-edge start-ups, incubators, and government agencies, Open-i provides a multi-dimensional observation of religion, culture, innovation policies, and mechanisms within Israel, which enables an in-depth understanding of the source of innovation for this nation.
The simple and theoretically trivial system, that requires thinking exercises, yet understanding the method benefits every person also on a daily basis. As a result from using the method we reduced the cost of the product we developed by 25% and improved its efficiency. This will enable it to be put on the market. There is nothing left to ask except for “How didn’t we think of this before?“
SIT finally gave Grupo Bolivar the answer that we had looked for on how to deal with innovation. We knew we had to innovate but we didn’t have a method to do. SIT gave us the methodology to achieve it. Currently using the tools, principles, structure, and the SIT Ripple we have achieved excellent results. ”
SIT gave us a systematic way for the first time to come up with new product concepts on demand. Before SIT, we were too passive about innovation relying on happenstance or following our competitors for new ideas. In our first SIT workshop, we generated over 140 new product ideas covering six concepts that will address our pipeline needs for the next six to eight years.
Orbotech used the SIT method in a few fields: Technological Problem Solving, NPD, and Service Problem Solving. There are a lot of technological problems that we hadn’t been able to solve using any other method. At Orbotech there are a lot of concrete examples of problem solving that we were able to overcome and that allowed us to sell machines to clients only through the use of the SIT method. SIT allows us to sow fruit very fast and with a high success percentage. Additionally, it is important for me to note that people extremely enjoy working with the SIT tools and the team of facilitators.“
SIT has made a remarkable improvement in the original TRIZ process – by overall simplification, by introducing new and more effective heuristics and by organizing the process. SIT made a unique impact when it reduced the forty-plus problem solving tricks of TRIZ to four techniques. This was the first indication that codified problem solving may not have to be an open-ended process. SIT makes problem analysis time efficient, gives the analyst provocative perspectives, and provides effective solution techniques. Its simplicity and logical flow enable a technologist to memorize the entire process and use it effectively without any supplemental aids such as data bases.
After meeting with SIT facilitators, it sounded very interesting to us, but we were still insecure about the process. However, after just 2 hours of the session, we saw that we were dealing with extremely professional and dedicated people, who were able to help us achieve results that exceeded our expectations. Their professionalism was portrayed in both a personal level as well as the process.
With a lot of consultants there’s a gap between what they promise and what actually happens, but here there was no gap, rather it was above and beyond our highest expectations….The facilitators were able to make a connection between the understanding of our needs and its implementation. This connection is what made me satisfied.
What I find most beneficial from SIT’s work with the teams is their non-conventional way of creating an atmosphere to put people at ease. SIT facilitators are always able to generate the confidence, throughout the process, that something valuable will come out in the end. The method creates a different mindset for “activating brains” and makes sure that the participants are able and willing to share ideas that they have.
