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# Writing the Objective – Step-by-Step Objective Builder
### Writing the Objective – think strategic
It's time! Gather your team, think strategic, and brainstorm. Use this field to capture notes from your team brainstorming session, and other information that will be helpful to reference when you publish the OKR to your team contributors.
Find out how to apply what you've learned in this short video.
#### Writing the Objective
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