UNIVERSITY                                                BACK TO PROBLEM SOLVING TOOLS

​This stage is about gathering information.  Maybe you are trying to solve a problem that somebody has already solved.  There can be information that can help you to solve your problem or maybe you realise that the problem you were trying to solve has changed and there is a different type of problem you should be working on.

http://cluboptimistavital.com/index.php/reflexiones

​http://www.howcast.com/

​http://www.ehow.co.uk/

http://www.wikihow.com/Main-Page

http://www.get.gg/d/

http://www.getselfhelp.co.uk/

http://psychology.tools/

​http://www.neuronilla.com/desarrolla-tu-creatividad/tecnicas-de-creatividad.html

https://www.mycoted.com/Category:Creativity_Techniques

http://www.therapistaid.com/

​http://www.creatingminds.org/tools/tools.htm

http://www.espares.co.uk/advice

http://www.diy.com/help-advice/1.hroot

http://www.instructables.com/

http://www.nhs.uk/pages/home.aspx
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https://www.gov.uk/

​https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/?_ga=1.258564874.1847733623.1462313886

http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights

http://www.consumer.es/videos/

http://www.consumer.es/

http://www.wonderhowto.com/

http://zenhabits.net/

http://www.theminimalists.com/archives/#all

http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_living


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How-to


https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/planning/jobfamily/Pages/default.aspx

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_search_engines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_web_directories

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_academic_databases_and_search_engines

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Full_text_scholarly_online_databases

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Bibliographic_databases

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_digital_library_projects

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_search_engines


Flow charts

Ishikawa or fishbone diagrams

Reverse engineering

Pareto analysis

Boston Matrix

Core competencies

Downsizing
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Empowerment

Four Ps of Marketing

Lean Production

Business Model


Outsourcing

Porter´s Five Competitive Forces

Scenario Planning

The virtual organization

AIDA

Learning organization

Sustainability

Chaos theory

SWOT analysis

PESTLE analysis

Niche markets

Groupthink

Risk management

Standardization

Diversification

USP

Elevator pitch

Positioning

Shamrock organisation

Synergy

Belbin Team Inventory

Porter´s generic strategies

The long tail

Ansoff´s matrix

Big Data

Pricing