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I had my selections for last week's Quick Clicks made, and then I just ran out of week. I hope you'll still consider taking a look at these posts - each of them mademe think in some way.

Speaking of thinking, I'm going to start with Jamie Notter's interesting post about adult brain development. If part of your mission is to provide knowledge or information to your members, then the research Notter is talking about matters. Oh, and he's right, it's good to think about it in terms of your staff, too.

Innovation has become a hot-button word at ASAE, and with many associations, with an emphasis on creating an innovation culture. SmartBlog Insights gives a starting point.

Love the concept that Jeff Hurt pointed to: the HIPPO problem (highest individually paid person's opinion). I may disagree a bit with an implication in the post (or maybe just my inference?), but it's worth read, as is David Patt's response.

Jumping into the tips side of posts from last week, a lot of what Stephanie Vance wrote in "Tips from Congressional Staff" may be old hat to old public affairs pros, but I really like her third tip: "Don't be scared to talk about what the opposition is doing."

I love it when someone reaches back to Marcus Buckingham (Want to build great managers? Have them read and/or develop a training program around First Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths.) like Allan Liff does in his post on strengthening the chapter/headquarter relationship.

Jumping out of the association-specific sector, here's a post on how the iPad has become a tool for top-level executives.

And two about Facebook: First, I think it's an interesting idea and probably a trend worth following to gauge success or failure or popularity by what happens on Facebook. This post describes how Mitt Romney did in the Republican Presidential Debate.

And finally, I just find it fascinating that Iceland is rewriting its constitution and is soliciting ideas and feedback via Facebook and other social venues.