1. Frank Piller, Christophe Deutsch, Saileth Ramirez, Philippe Dancause &
Jean-Sébastien Bouchard

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3.  Step 1 : Call for problems
 As a call for papers in a more traditional conference
 2,000$ to post a problem for this first year
 Step 2 : Broadcasting of problems
 Selection of the problems that would benefit most from the approach
 « Broadcast of search » approach as for other innovation accelerators
 Support by IDTEQ researchers to well define the problem (one « ambassador » per seeker) and to
prepare the seeker for the conference day
 Step 3 : Finding and motivating solvers
 Finding the best potential solvers by specific broadcasts,
 Using IDTEQ’s networks (the power of the R&D organizations)
 Using social media for general broadcast
 Step 4 : Seeking for solution in a cocreation mode
 transfer from an exclusively online platform approach to a real collaboration between potential
solvers
 Networking opportunities much larger than the classical one (many problems requiring
multidisciplinary skills)
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6.  Highlights
 New ideas
 Ideas confirmed
 Networking
 Better understanding of the problems
 Feedback on the process
 Great experience
 No IP problem during the day (possible
to have real business discussion in a
very open approach)
 A very good convergence step
 Somehow destabilizing for some
researcher (but in the end very
positive)
 Outcomes
 Kruger: 2 new application ideas
 Labrie: came with a need for
incremental innovation/ ended with a
radical one
 Living Lab / DMR: merged during the
day !
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7.  Solver profiles
Provenance des
experts
(Autre = Associations,
government, CCTT…)
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8.  DMR Solver profile during the day
Found the problem interesting – Made it their first choice –
before the conference before the conference
Participated in the first Participated in the second Participated in the third
round: exploration round - emergence round - convergence
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9.  Fusion of
the problem
between
Living lab &
DMR
 Intelligent
bike helmet
& sensors
network
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10.  1 problem with critical
consequences
 Either they find a solution or
the manufacturing plant
closes down
 8 questions out of the World
cafe
 5 ideas to explore
 3 probable solutions
 3 new products were
proposed (paper tarpaulin to
preserve soil humidity)
 1 action to follow up
 Will the facility remain open ?
To be continued…

11.  100 hours already spent
trying to find a solution
 Needed to « get out of
the box » and far from
their own paradigms
 No apparent solution, no
end date estimated
 This event was a « make it
or break it » case
 This event provides
answers never imagined
before

12.  Success of the first edition
 Main goals:
▪ democratization of OI tools for SMEs,
▪ validation of the value creation of such a conference
▪ For the seekers
▪ For the solver
 Results:
▪ 10 industrial problems submitted (we targeted five),
▪ value creation for the seekers
▪ networking outside the « normal » network
▪ value from the ambassadors (better understanding of their own problem
▪ Visibility for the seekers
▪ Innovation acceleration (will be measured in the next months)
▪ Value for solvers
▪ Better visibility of the R&D centers and the value of working with them
▪ Contact with real industry problems and networking for students
▪ Value for the community
▪ Great laboratory for real open innovation
▪ Enhancing community innovation spirit 12

13.  « Challenge Quebec » project team
 Baby Yahya (Québec International - CIQ)
 Bouchard Jean-Sébastien (Grisvert)
 Brosseau Jacques (CRIQ) Members
 Dancause Philippe (Grisvert)
 Dessureault Yves (CRIQ)
 Deutsch Christophe (INO)
 Fournier Francis (FPInnovations)
 Godbout Stéphane (IRDA)
 Lavallée Claire (COREM)
 Quirion Natalie (Parc Techno)
 Open Innovation expert
 Piller Frank (RWTH Aachen University)
 Delage Jean-Nicolas (Fasken Martineau)
 QSS original idea
 Christine Alain (INO)
 « Québec seeks solutions » conference team
(QSS is a module of Challenge Quebec) _ QSS Ambassadors
 Belzile Martin (IRDA)
 Jedidi Rym (INO) _ Bouchard Michel (CRIQ)
 Ramirez Saileth (CRIQ) _ Brunet Gilles (FPInnovations)
 Thibault Marie-Claude (FPInnovations) _ Bergeron Pierre (INO)
 Tremblay Philippe (Grisvert) _ Coté Patrice (INO)
 Other Challenge Quebec contributors _ Jedidi Rym (INO)
 Étienne Nicolas (INO) _ Kaffel Hédi (CRIQ)
 Juttras Danielle (INO) _ Tremblay Marie-Louise (CRIQ)
 Meneghini Chiara (INO) _ Tremblay Philippe (grisvert)
 Paquet François (Québec International )
 Ringuette Mélanie (Parc Techno) _ Vidal David (FPInnovations)
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