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I. Strategic&BusinessAspectsofInnovationMethodsand

BusinessInnovationII. TechnicalAspectsofSystematicProduct/Process/Service

InnovationsandInnovationMethodsIII. Theories or applications of innovative methods in

Artificial Intelligence(AI), Internet of Things (IoT), SmartManufacturing,orComputer-AidedInnovation(CAI)

IV. Othertools,theories,andapplicationsthatarerelatedtoinnovation methods such as Six Sigma, QualityManagement, Patent/Invention analysis and strategies,deBonothinkingsystem,etc.

Some highlights for ICSI and GCSI: 1. OnedayFREEtourofthelocalscenicsitesforinternationalparticipantsisatraditionalfeatureofthe

conference.Ofcourse,theself-paidtourswillalsobeavailable.Tourofthefamoustsmcmuseumofinnovationisintheplan.

2. Optionalpapercompetition.AuthorsoftheICSIpapercompetitionandexcellentpaperpresentationswinners will be invited to submit an extended version of full paper for review and potentialpublicationintheInternationalJournalofSystematicInnovation(IJoSI)andComputersandIndustrialEngineering (CAIE). IJoSI is SCOPUS indexed and CAIE is SCI indexed in the top 4 % impact factoramongtheIndustrialEngineeringjournals.

3. ThefinalpresentationoftheGlobalCompetitiononSystematicInnovationwillbeincoordinationwiththe ICSI conference. This also provides award and international exposure opportunities for theoutstandingprojects.Platinum/Gold/Silver/Bronzemetalsandcertificateswillbebestowedtomultiplewinners.

4. Keynotes and tutorials by world renowned experts on strategic innovation directions or tools areincludedforgreatlearningandnetworking,includingbutnotlimitedto:

• TRIZ Master Simon Litvin Ph.D., Chairman, TRIZ Master Certification Council; CEO, GEN TRIZ Keynote: Advanced TRIZ Methodology - Development Directions Tutorial: Parallel Evolutionary Lines • TRIZ Master Zinovy Royzen Founder and President of TRIZ Consulting, Inc. Keynote: Experience of TRIZ Proliferations in Industries: Success Stories and Lessons Learned Tutorial: Breakthrough Innovation by Conflict Solving • Professor Oliver Yu Founder and CEO, The STARS Group, Chairman of the Board, Global Alliance for Innovators and Entrepreneurs Keynote: Innovation Management for the 21st Century • Professor Denis Cavallucci INSA Graduate School of Technology Keynote: Industry 4.0 and TRIZ: Learning to invent in a digital world • Professor Andrew Kusiak Editor-in-chief, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing; Professor, University of Iowa Special Talk: Innovation Science and Applications: A Big Data Perspective

In coordination with the 2018 International Conference on Systematic Innovation and the 10th anniversary of the Society of Systematic Innovation, the conference organizers offer optional advanced innovation workshops and seminars to international participants and interested professionals as indicated below.

Workshop A 2018.07.14-15

09:00-18:00 Breakthrough Problem Solving in Innovation Using Computer Assisted TOP-TRIZ Zinovy Royzen, TRIZ Master

Workshop B 2018.07.16

09:00-18:00 Innovation Science and Applications: A Big Data Perspective Prof. Andrew Kusiak, Editor-in-chief, Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing

Seminars 2018.07.17

09:00-12:00 Innovation Tools for Disruptive Cost Reduction and New Generation Products Development Dr. Simon. Litvin, TRIZ Master 13:30-15:30 Accelerated development of the new generation of products and processes by applying TRIZ Technological Forecast Zinovy Royzen, TRIZ Master 15:40-17:30 Parameter Manipulation: powerful integrated methods for solving physical contradictions Prof. D. Daniel Sheu, Professor, Editor-in-chief, International Journal of Systematic Innovation

Scenic tour 2018.07.18

Pre-conference FREE tour for International Participants of ICSI2018.

Workshop C 2018.07.22-23

09:00-18:00 Advanced TRIZ – New Tools and Applications Dr. Simon. Litvin, TRIZ Master