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	  <p><span class="citation">Innovation Insights</span> is published by the Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment to share information about concepts, approaches and tools in the areas of continuous quality improvement, institutional assessment, and strategic planning.</p>
	  <p>If you have any questions or comments about what you read here, or if you would like to suggest items for future <span class="citation">Innovation Insights</span>, please contact <a href="mailto:psupia@psu.edu?subject=Innovation Insights">Louise Sandmeyer</a>, Executive Director of the Office of Planning and Institutional Assessment, at 814-863-8721 or <a href="mailto:psupia@psu.edu?subject=Innovation Insights">psupia@psu.edu</a>. </p>
	  
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/strategic_indicators.pdf">19. Developing Strategic Performance Indicators</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span></p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/integrating_planning.pdf">18. Integrating Planning, Assessment, and Improvement</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span></p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/Using_E-mail_More_Effectively.pdf">17. Using E-mail More Effectively</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span></p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/facilitating_teams.pdf">16. Facilitating Teams for Organizational IMPROVEment</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span></p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/effective_meetings.pdf">15. Effective Meetings</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>      </p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/Using_surveys_for_data_collection_in_continuous_improvement.pdf">14. Using Surveys for Data Collection in Continuous Improvement</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
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      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/relationship_between continuous_improvement.pdf">13. The Relationship between Continuous Improvement and Strategic Planning</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>      </p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/tools_for_organizational_improvement.pdf">12. Tools for Organizational Improvement </a><span class="linknote">[PDF}</span></p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/Assessing_for_Improvement_2.pdf">11. Assessing for Improvement </a><span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>      </p>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/Leading_for_Continuous_Improvement_v2.pdf">10. Leading for Continuous Improvement</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/Virtual_Meetings_and Virtual_Teams2.pdf">9. Virtual Meetings and Virtual Teams Using Technology to Work Smarter </a><span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
      <p><a href="focusgroups.pdf">8. How to Use Focus Groups to Solicit Ideas and Feedback</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/improve7.pdf">7. A Structured Approach to Organizational IMPROVEment</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/doing_the_right_2006.pdf">6. Doing the Right Things Right</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
	  <p><a href="student_centered_university_.pdf">5. The Link Between Being 
        Student-Centered and Continuous Quality Improvement</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
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      for Innovation and Improvement</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
      <p><a href="fasttrack.pdf">3. Fast Track to Process Simplification</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/enhancing_teamwork_06.pdf">2. Enhancing 
      Teamwork &amp; Collaboration In Your Unit</a> <span class="linknote">[PDF]</span>
      <p><a href="http://test.scripts.psu.edu/dept/president/pia/cgi-bin/axs/pia/ax.pl?http://www.psu.edu/president/pia/innovation/leading_unit_level_planning.pdf">1. Leading 
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