TRIZ, a powerful methodology for solution of non-routine problems [1,2], is currently a mixture of brilliant fruitful ideas with speculative hypotheses.

In this paper we emphasize and discuss:

mistakes in historical establishment of TRIZ;

philosophy behind TRIZ;

boundaries of TRIZ and its separation from other Altshuller's ideas;

perspective and dead-end research goals in modern TRIZ;

factors obstructed TRIZ developments;

slow-down of time-scale for TRIZ researches;

role of integration of TRIZ in modern science;

pragmatic and doubtful practical application of TRIZ.

We conclude that in current form TRIZ has quite limited time-of-life. We show some possible ways of preserving TRIZ activities in future based on comparison of TRIZ with Artificial Intelligence.

1. Altshuller, G. S., Creativity As an Exact Science: The Theory of the Solution of Inventive Problems; Gordon & Breach Science Publishing, 1984.

2. Savransky, S. D. Engineering of Creativity: Introduction to TRIZ Methodology of Inventive Problem Solving; CRC Press, 2000.