In order to avoid a trial and error approach to idea generation and psychological inertia biases, the problem solving process (Fig. 1) should start with an abstraction phase aimed at transforming a specific inventive situation into a general typical situation (left part of the hill). Then, once an inventive problem is transformed into a typical one, i.e., it is described in terms of unsatisfactory functional interactions or in terms of contradictions, it is possible to apply some general solving instruments and identify the most appropriate model of the solution. Such an ideal solution must then be embodied into a concrete one through a convergence