#7 Nested doll
What it says
- Put one object inside another, and that one inside a third.
- Let one part pass through a cavity in another.
Examples
- Software
- Containers inside VMs; nested layouts in a UI.
- Business
- A company inside a company for a new product line.
- Engineering
- Telescopic antennas; stacking cups.
- Everyday life
- Store small bags inside a large bag.
Where the matrix suggests it
The classic contradiction matrix suggests Nested doll in 36 of its 1,248 filled cells. Most often for these conflicts:
- Improving Length of moving object worsens Volume of moving object
- Improving Length of moving object worsens Loss of energy
- Improving Area of moving object worsens Volume of moving object
- Improving Volume of moving object worsens Loss of energy
- Improving Volume of stationary object worsens Shape
- Improving Speed worsens Volume of moving object
- Improving Shape worsens Volume of stationary object
- Improving Loss of energy worsens Length of moving object