Shortly after forming Technical Innovation Center, Lev Shulyak, Richard Langevin, and Steve Rodman had the idea for a non-for-profit institution to promote TRIZ in North America under the auspices of Genrikh Altshuller. The Altshuller Institute was a fulfillment of Lev Shulyak's long-time dream. They approached Mr. Altshuller in 1995 about creating the institute in the …