The Nine windows technique, also known as 9 windows, 9 boxes, 9 screens, mutltiscreen diagram, or system operator tool is a creative problem-solving technique that analyzes a problem across time and relative to its place within a system. [1] [2] [3] [4]
The approach is based on the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) and involves creating a 3x3 matrix placing the current problem in the center. [5]
Past | Present | Future | |
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Super-System | |||
System | Current Issue | ||
Subsystem |