BioInspired! So What? Now What!

by Dr Nikolay R Bogatyrev (Author), Mikhail N Bogatyrev (Illustrator) and Dr Olga A Bogatyreva.  Also available in French. 

This manual is specially designed to help you make the process of creativity and problem-solving logical, systematic and rational, thus increasing the efficiency of your thinking. ... The algorithms of the Inventor’s Manual are based on a Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (known by its Russian acronym TRIZ), which is a highly adaptable and overarching methodology. ...  The Inventor’s Manual does not repeat material that is already published, it presents the essence of the inventive thinking process.