Introduction

In Chapter 2, we introduced the patterns of evolution. The purpose of this chapter is to show how to use the patterns. In problem solving, knowing the patterns helps to go from the features of the ideal final result to concrete solutions. In situations where the contradictions are hard to see, understanding the patterns helps you see how the system is evolving. If we see how the system will evolve, we actually know the solution to the problem; in this way, the solution can be developed without contradiction analysis. The place of patterns in the model for problem solving is shown in Figure 9.1.

Figure 9.1: Patterns of evolution in the model for problem solving. Patterns are an independent toolkit helping to improve the system arrows lead directly from patterns to the ideal final result. They also support the problem-solving process from the contradiction to the description of the features of the ideal system.

The five most useful patterns of evolution are the following:

1. Uneven evolution of the parts and the features of the system

2. Transition to the macrolevel or incorporation to the larger system of higher level

3. Transition to the microlevel or the segmentation of the system into smaller parts

4. Increasing the interactions between systems

5. Expansion and convolution of systems

First, each pattern will be explained, and then we'll show how to use them both separately and together.

9.1 The Uneven Evolution of Systems

The uneven evolution of the system causes problems, bottlenecks and contradictions all the...