01300nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245010100055210006900156260004200225300000900267490000600276520061200282653002400894653001800918653001800936653002600954653002000980653002201000100002401022856003601046       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aThe Seeking Solutions Approach: Solving Challenging Business Problems with Local Open Innovation0 aSeeking Solutions Approach Solving Challenging Business Problems  aOttawabTalent First Networkc03/2013  a6-130 v33 aHow can small and medium-sized enterprises try open innovation and increase their level of collaboration with local partners? This article describes a possible solution: the Seeking Solutions approach. The Seeking Solutions process consists of four steps: a call for problems, problem selection, problem broadcast, and a collaborative event. This approach has been successfully used for the Quebec Seeks Solutions events in 2010 and 2012 with concrete results and real impacts. By mixing open innovation and collaboration, the Seeking Solutions approach has introduced a new concept: local open innovation. 10abroadcast of search10acollaboration10acrowdsourcing10alocal open innovation10aOpen innovation10aSeeking Solutions1 aDeutsch, Christophe  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/664