Oliver Mayer is working at Bayern Innovativ in Nuremberg, Germany on projects encouraging and provoking innovations as well as new technologies for companies in Bavaria. As Master Black Belt, TRIZ Master and expert in Design Thinking and agile project management techniques he has in-depth knowledge on the theory. Being a networker for Bavarian companies in his job at Bayern Innovativ, Oliver is pushing to bring together theory and practice. With this expertise the book of proceeding, compiled from the conference papers, offers deep insight into TRIZ and its intersections to other innovation tools.