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As the year comes to an end, many of us have already been reflecting on how far we’ve come in the past year and what theme we want to set for ourselves in 2013. So when we asked the members of Connect: Professional Women’s Network, a LinkedIn group powered by Citi, what big ideas were going to change the world next year, they were up to the challenge. From tackling climate change to an anti-social media movement to drastic changes to our tax structure, their ideas ran the gamut. Check out the slideshow below for more highlights from the group.

A few weeks ago I hit my 100-day mark as the head of LinkedIn’s Global Talent Brand - a good reason to do some reflecting. One thing I realized is just how much I’ve learned about our company in such a short time – not just about what we do, but about the way we do it. I can only attribute this quick cultural ramp to the consistency of character that I see in my colleagues day in and day out. We live our culture. We walk the talk. Is it cliché? Yes. Have I had a bit of KoolAid? For sure (and it’s delicious). But is it all true? Oh yeah.

Two of the most prominent live-the-culture moments of truth for me have centered around Collaboration and Transformation, both of which happen to be core to LinkedIn’s culture. Almost every company out there has a must-play-nice-with-others imperative for its employees; there’s little you can do without it. But what happens when you specifically hire for this imperative, and retain for it too? I found out on one of my first days at LinkedIn, when I got invited to sit in on a meeting, something about an Idea Bank, where folks were putting the finishing touches on an internal platform for ideas. Only later did I learn that this bunch – people from all across the organization – were the ones who had come up with and executed on an entirely original innovation platform called [in]cubator, galvanizing executive-level support, and spurring the creativity of hundreds of colleagues who have since contributed to it.

A week ago, we asked you to tell us your favorite LinkedIn Company Pages of the past year. Your responses have been fantastic, and now we’re thrilled to congratulate the 12 Best Company Pages of 2012!

These are great examples of how businesses and organizations are using their LinkedIn Company Page to showcase their brand and connect with their target audience in a meaningful way.

What if you arrived at a holiday party with over 50 of the smartest and most accomplished people in business milling around, and each one tipped you off to the one concept they think will matter most in the New Year? This week we launch The Biggest Ideas of 2013, a collection of posts from the world’s top thought leaders that’s turning LinkedIn into a virtual version of that holiday party.

In October, select thought leaders were given the ability to post long-form pieces on LinkedIn; chosen for their experience and smart perspectives. But after we launched the program and posts settled into a steady rhythm, we realized we were amassing something really powerful: An online guide to some of the sharpest ideas in business.