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Even if it was effectively a short one with the holidays at the end, Big Ideas Month generated a lot of discussion, both on the myriad ideas that were submitted as well as the topic of innovation itself.

We had four more voices join in during the holiday break, so be sure to check them out:

• On the College of Association Marketing blog, Scott Oser responds to Scott Briscoe's post about mediocrity and cites a lack of data and prioritization that leads to it.
• Joe Sapp reflects on 2009 and his experience working with a leader who expects input from all staffers, which leads him to believe at least one big idea would be a success.
• Cathi Eifert echoes the call to take these big ideas and put them into action with a challenge for both herself and the association community.
• On SmartBlog Insights, Peggy Hoffman highlights some past big ideas that inspired her and offers some techniques for how to put new ideas into work.

To everyone who read, commented, or wrote about any and all of the big ideas over the last month, THANK YOU! The energy that filled the discussions far surpassed anything Scott, Lisa, or I expected when we slated Big Ideas as the December theme.

In the spirit of the celebrating the new year, I have two suggestions for resolutions:

• Take one of the ideas and do it at your association. And then let us know how it went (either on your own blog if you have one or at acronym@asaecenter.org).
• Share the big ideas with your colleagues at both your own organizations and others. Spread the discussion beyond the "walls" of the association blogosphere.

Again, many thanks everyone!