Researcher's block

I am currently experiencing "researcher's block." I see more variations than patterns in sources I have collected. I am not sure how to break out of it and find "value" in my work. Although I attend lectures and conferences, audit a class on Taiwan's education during the Japanese period 近代教育史, and participate in a reading group of an intellectual's diary from the Japanese period, I do not have regular opportunities to flush out my data and thoughts. I need to take some steps to change this situation before I feel I can talk to my advisers and professors in Taiwan.