TABLE OF CONTENTS (Extracting, Retrieving, Removing)
Extract the "disturbing" part or property from an object.
| Instead of lifting many high intensity lights by balloons, only one reflector is lifted. The lights are installed on the ground and beamed toward the reflector. |
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| To reduce over exposure to chest X-Ray radiation a special lead screen is designed to limit X-Rays only to needed areas. |
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Extract only the necessary part or property from an object.
| Mine rescue teams wore bulky cooling containers in their backpacks. Now, cooling systems are stored in seperate containers that can be placed on the floor. |
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Principle Number: 2
Principle Name: Extraction
Principle Description:
Extraction separates useful or harmful parts or properties of a system from the whole system. Extraction may take place artificially or in actuality.
Hints on Usage:
Identify a useful and/or harmful part or property in a system one that adds value to the system upon extraction. Then look for specific characteristics of that part or property in order to enable easy extraction. Extraction may be applied equally to non-physical or virtual situations.
There are many ways to add value through the Extraction Principle. Occasionally the extracted parts can be of more value out of the system than within the whole system. For example, old barn beams can be more valuable as distressed lumber for new homes than as support for an old barn.
Comment:
In the introduction we stated there was a degree of overlap from principle to principle in order to provide a more comprehensive...
