Jack Hipple is Principal in Innovation-TRIZ, Inc., a consulting company specializing in unique approaches to TRIZ training, the application of TRIZ to non-technical and organizational problems, and the integration of TRIZ with other innovation and creativity tools.

He is particularly knowledgeable in the areas of inventive problem solving (TRIZ), corporate technology transfer, and the use of different skill sets and tools in developing inventive organizations. He has been trained in the use of a variety of innovation tools such as DeBono’s Lateral Thinking™ and Six Hats™, Michael Kirton’s Adaptive/Innovative assessment tools, as well as TRIZ and the Innovation Workbench™ software. Jack is a chemical engineer, receiving his degree from Carnegie Mellon University in 1967.

After a 30-year career in the chemical industry, where he spent significant time in the innovation and creativity area, he became involved with innovation and creativity methods full time in 1998. His industrial career included responsibility for the Discovery Research program in Dow Chemical’s largest division as well as its corporate chemical engineering research program. During this time, many new commercial products were launched which were outside the existing business’ focus. At Cabot Corporation and Ansell Edmont, he was responsible for major new technology programs in specialty inorganics, and breakthrough process technology for protective equipment.

Jack has published articles, given presentations, and led major workshops for the Technology Transfer Society, the TRIZ Journal, the Altshuller Institute, the European TRIZ Association, the American Creativity Association, the World Future Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, the Product Development Management Association, the International Quality and Productivity Center, the Institute for International Research, the American Supplier Institute, the Licensing Executive Society, and the EPA.

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