#1 Segmentation
What it says
- Split an object into independent parts.
- Make the object easy to take apart and put back together.
- Increase how finely the object is divided.
Examples
- Software
- Split a monolith into services that deploy on their own.
- Business
- Split customers into segments with their own offers.
- Engineering
- Modular furniture that ships flat and bolts together.
- Everyday life
- Cut a big chore into 15-minute pieces.
Where the matrix suggests it
The classic contradiction matrix suggests Segmentation in 232 of its 1,248 filled cells. Most often for these conflicts:
- Improving Weight of moving object worsens Stability of the object's composition
- Improving Weight of moving object worsens Reliability
- Improving Weight of stationary object worsens Device complexity
- Improving Weight of stationary object worsens Productivity
- Improving Length of moving object worsens Stress or pressure
- Improving Length of moving object worsens Shape
- Improving Length of moving object worsens Stability of the object's composition
- Improving Length of moving object worsens Power