solutions you will end up with a shortlist of potential solutions. You may want to increase the depth in the analysis of each idea and vote again on that shortlist to further refine your shortlist. You will then end up with one, many or no viable solutions. In the case where you have no solutions which work, you will need to repeat the generation of solutions section to discover more potential solutions. Alternatively you might consider re-evaluating the problem again as sometimes you may not find a solution because the problem definition is not well defined or self-contradictory. Planning the next course of action (Next Steps) This section of the process is where you write down what you are going to do next. Now that you have a potential solution or solutions you need to decide how you will make the solution happen. This will involve people doing various things at various times in the future and then confirming that they have been carried out as planned. This stage ensures that the valuable thinking that has gone into solving the problem becomes reality. This series of Next Steps is the logical step to physically solving the problem. Using Brainstorming Toolbox to help create new ideas You can use Brainstorming Toolbox in your brainstorming section of the above process to generate new and original ideas. Brainstorming Toolbox helps you solve problems and generate new solutions to help you, your career and your company. Click here to go to the Brainstorming Toolbox