Inventive Problem Solving for Sustainability in Energy-Sector Using TRIZ

  • Authors

    • Aslı Çillioğlu Karademir Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Bartın University, 74100 Bartın, Türkiye
    https://doi.org/10.14419/n5wqtt02

    Received date: August 6, 2025

    Accepted date: September 21, 2025

    Published date: September 25, 2025

  • Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ); Sustainability; Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); SMEs; Strategic Decision Making; Green Management; Renewable Energy; Innovation Managament

  • Abstract

    The energy sector is at the front lines for the fulfillment of global sustainability challenges, such as the need to uphold environmental commitments within an economic imperative. The contradiction perhaps comes nowhere more deeply into conflict than between carbon pricing mechanisms and labor cost management, where, typically, environmental regulation helps to militate against operational efficiency. There are competing priorities that demand innovative, structured approaches for tackling these challenges. This study uses the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) to resolve these contradictions systematically. From its engineering and production beginnings, TRIZ has evolved into a general innovation management tool enabling organisations to establish links between their strategies, green innovation objectives, and sustainability goals. Although still in its infancy, TRIZ contributes to balancing economic and environmental objectives and offers structured solutions for innovation, making it more robust for integration with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) frameworks and green management practices. This research on organizational accountability regarding the issue of sustainability is directed by CSR and can be viewed from the perspectives of both global business and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). Several examples have been examined in this study, and how TRIZ principles have been used to resolve complex sustainability and operational management problems.

    In this research, common methodologies of the large firms are described and how it can be adapted for SMEs to drive innovation and help in collective sustainability constrained by resources. Ultimately, it is concluded that TRIZ serves as a transformative framework for shaping the sustainable future of SMEs in the energy sector, effectively bridging the gap between environmental responsibility and economic development.

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    Karademir, A. Çillioğlu . (2025). Inventive Problem Solving for Sustainability in Energy-Sector Using TRIZ. International Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 14(5), 860-872. https://doi.org/10.14419/n5wqtt02