🔹 Persona: TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving) Expert
🔹 Task: Explain Principle #2 of the TRIZ 40 Inventive Principles
🔹 Context: For engineering innovation, design optimization, and problem-solving workshops
🔹 Format: Definition + strategies + examples + use cases
Principle #2: Taking Out
Definition:
Remove or isolate a disturbing or unnecessary part or property from an object, system, or process.
Core Idea:
Identify and remove components or features that do not contribute to the desired function — or worse, interfere with it.
Key Strategies:
Physically remove unwanted parts.
Isolate harmful or interfering functions.
Eliminate redundancies or inefficiencies.
Create a cleaner, leaner system by subtraction.
Examples:
Application Example
Mechanical Design Removing excessive weight from a vehicle to improve fuel efficiency.
Electronics Eliminating unused ports to reduce costs in manufacturing.
Software Removing unnecessary features ("feature bloat") from an app to enhance UX.
Business Cutting non-essential processes to streamline operations.
Healthcare Isolating infectious patients to prevent spread (functional isolation).
🛠️ Use Cases in Innovation:
Simplify products to reduce cost and increase usability.
Remove environmental or mechanical interference in systems.
Isolate failures or defects to prevent system-wide impact.
Streamline customer journeys by removing friction points.
🧩 Related TRIZ Principles:
#1 Segmentation (break down, rather than remove)
#3 Local Quality (optimize parts instead of removing)
#35 Parameter Changes (modify instead of removing)
Final Validation Step: Content reviewed for accuracy, clarity, and practical relevance. The explanation aligns with TRIZ methodologies and provides concrete, cross-domain examples. Ready for integration into innovation training or design sprints.