process ensures that time is spent in stepping back and assessing the current situation and what actually needs to be changed. After this investigation, it is often good to go back one step to reconfirm that your problem definition is still valid. Frequently after the investigation people discover that the problem they really want to answer is very different from their original interpretation of it. Generating possible Solutions (brainstorming) When you have discovered the real problem that you want to solve and have investigated the climate into which the solution must fit, the next stage is to generate a number of possible solutions. This is when you should use Brainstorming Toolbox to aid your group brainstorming sessions, or you can even use it to brainstorm by yourself. At this stage you should concentrate on generating many solutions and should not evaluate them at all. Very often an idea, which would have been discarded immediately, when evaluated properly can be developed into a superb solution. At this stage, you should not pre-judge any potential solutions but should treat each idea as a new idea in its own right and worthy of consideration. This is the section where you will be using the advanced brainstorming techniques. Brainstorming Toolbox brings effective techniques to your screen for you to use immediately and interactively. Click here to download Brainstorming Toolbox or click here for a complete training manual on brainstorming . Analysing Solutions This section of the problem solving process is where you investigate the