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      <image:caption>setting goals and objectives for effective meeting planning</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>engaged participants have ways to connect to the meeting goals</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>organizational learning includes collective learning, not just individual</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>assess whether the learning goals of your meetings and retreats have been met (photo of person taking an assessment on a laptop)</image:caption>
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