2026 Community of Human and Organizational Learning 32nd Annual Conference: Grid

IMPACT! CHOLearning 2026
The Community of Human and Organizational Learning’s 32nd Annual Learning Conference!

From June 22nd to 26th, our gathering at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, promises four immersive days packed with insights, innovation, and collaboration. Start the week with an array of workshops on Monday, kickstarting an enriching week, and explore the Co-Located workshops on Friday for a deeper dive into specialized topics.

Be sure to mark the workshops you plan to attend. We use this to help the presenters prepare and ensure we have the proper accommodations for everyone.

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ABCs of CHOLearning 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Causal Analysis Facilitation - Not Just the What, but the How 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Part I How to be a Better HOP Champion 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Part II How to be a Better HOP Champion 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Part I Beyond Investigations: Practical Approaches for Learning More Effectively from Events 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Part II Beyond Investigations: Practical Approaches for Learning More Effectively from Events 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Breakfast 7:00am - 8:00am

Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Humans at Work: Tools, Practices, and System Design for Real Performance 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Humans at Work: Tools, Practices, and System Design for Real Performance 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Conference Check-In Registration... 6:00am - 6:30am

Monday Mixer 5:30pm - 7:00pm

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How to Lead Event Reviews for Error-Based Incidents 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Seven Practical Steps to Build Reliability, Safety & Trust in Technical Teams 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Part I Lean Won’t Survive Without HOP: Making Process Improvement Stick in Real Work 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Part II Lean Won’t Survive Without HOP: Making Process Improvement Stick in Real Work 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Why Good Intentions Don’t Always Deliver Performance and What Makes Improvements Stick 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Why Good Intentions Don’t Always Deliver Performance and What Makes Improvements Stick 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Part I University of Idaho Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) 8-hour course 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Part II University of Idaho Human & Organizational Performance (HOP) 8-hour course 1:00pm - 5:00pm

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Mining for Gold: Learning from Close Calls 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Using AI to Learn from Normal Work at scale 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Changing Perspective to See Wh... 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Leveraging Power BI as a Translator for Resiliency 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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The Art and Science of Decision Making 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Beyond Compliance - Turning Learning into Leadership 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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A Journey in Pursuit of Safe Operations: From Compliance to Capability 8:15am - 9:35am

Real Safety: Building EHS systems and AI strategy on... 9:50am - 10:40am

From Hype to High Reliability: Human Capability as th... 10:50am - 11:40am

Lunch 11:40am - 12:30pm

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CHOL - Survive or Thrive? 1:30pm - 2:50pm

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Tuesday Evening Reception & CHOLearning Award Show 6:00pm - 9:00pm

Part I Designing Data Platforms That Drive Reliable a... 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Part II Designing Data Platforms That Drive Reliable... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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Registration / Conference Check-... 6:00am - 6:30am

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Effective Repeat Event Reduction 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Safety Initiatives: Linking 12 Different Safety Ideas... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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Nine Practical Ways to Build Resilience in Technical... 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Enhancing Risk Mitigation: A Recurrence Scoring Frame... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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Part I From HOP to How: Thinking Like a Designer to I... 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Part II From HOP to How: Thinking Like a Designer to... 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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Part I Taking Your Leaders There 3:05pm - 3:55pm

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Part II Taking Your Leaders There 4:10pm - 5:00pm

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Part I Proactive Safety in Action: Exploring Practica... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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Part II Proactive Safety in Action: Exploring Practic... 2:35pm - 3:25pm

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Necessary Context for Leading Neurodiverse Teams 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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HOP in a BOX! How one utility built a culture of lear... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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Quantifying What Counts: The True ROI of Organization... 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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From Safety Setbacks to Sustainable Excellence: Bould... 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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From Scrappy to Happy - Practical Strategies for Reso... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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Will AI Replace the Safety Practitioner? A Live Debat... 2:35pm - 3:25pm

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Will AI Replace the Safety Practitioner? A Live Debat... 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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Human Error in Complex Systems: A Nurse’s Perspective 8:15am - 9:35am

Bedtime Stories for Better Systems: Turning the Page... 9:50am - 10:40am

When the Unthinkable Happens: A Personal Journey Thro... 10:50am - 11:40am

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Serious Injury & Fatality Principles - SIF Roundtable 12:30pm - 1:20pm

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Dine Around 6:00pm - 8:00pm

Making Decisions In High Risk Environments 2:35pm - 3:25pm

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It Made Sense at the Time: The Fundamentals of HOP 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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Next HOP Frontier: The Digital Fork in the Road-Tools... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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From Principles to Practice: Operationalizing HOP for... 2:35pm - 3:25pm

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Part I Don't Wait (for Incident to Occur) - Learn fro... 2:35pm - 3:25pm

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Part II Don't Wait (for Incident to Occur) - Learn fr... 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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Part I: Bridging the Gap: From Energy Hazards to Huma... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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Daily Planning Conversation: Operationalizing Learnin... 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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From Training to Risk Reduction How Visualization Con... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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Part I Afraid to Say We Are Afraid 2:35pm - 3:25pm

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Part II Afraid to Say We Are Afraid 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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Most organizations collect data. Few scale operationa... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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From Principles to Practice: Building Resilience Thro... 1:35pm - 2:25pm

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Part I Understanding Worker Adaptability 2:35pm - 3:25pm

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Part II Understanding Worker Adaptability 3:35pm - 4:25pm

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Engineering Collective Agility in High-Consequence Environments 8:15am - 9:35am

I’m a Safety Guy… But Not Like That”: Trust, Status a... 9:50am - 10:40am

Leadership Response Matters 10:50am - 11:40am

The Big Picture: Integrating Safety and Strategy 12:30pm - 1:20pm

Cake and Ice Cream 2:30pm - 3:50pm

Summit Debrief - Cheer & Complain with Champagne

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Beyond the headlines 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Whole Brain Thinking 8:00am - 12:00pm

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Serious Injury and Fatality (SIF) Roundtable 8:00am - 12:00pm

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2026 Community of Human and Organizational Learning 32nd Annual Conference

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