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IMPACT! Fostering Community. Elevating Learning. Embracing Purpose.
The Community of Human and Organizational Learning’s 30th Annual Learning Conference!

From June 10th to 14th, our gathering at the stunning Hilton Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, NV, promises three immersive days packed with insights, innovation, and collaboration. Dive into an array of complimentary workshops on Monday, kickstarting an enriching week, and explore paid workshops on Friday for a deeper dive into specialized topics.

Join us in this milestone – 30 years – as we delve into the realms of human and organizational learning, fostering connections and paving the way for transformative ideas.

This year, our conference theme is IMPACT! Fostering Community. Elevating Learning. Embracing Purpose. But, what exactly does this mean?
Community: Forge connections that transcend the conference, building a network of support and inspiration that lasts a lifetime. This is a safe space where you can openly discuss successes and failures, surrounded by a community of educated and engaged individuals.
Learning: Prepare to expand your horizons and revolutionize your approach to learning. We’ll explore cutting-edge organizational, resilience, and safety models. Discover different ways organizations are harnessing learning to drive meaningful change and gain insights that will revolutionize your approach to knowledge transfer.
Purpose: Our purpose is clear: facilitating opportunities for people to take their organizational and personal impact to new heights.
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Changing the Narrative: Creating story strategies to Change Cultures.
Thursday June 19, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm PDT
Grand Ballroom - Lobby Level: 3rd Floor
We learn through stories. Social/work groups share stories that inform group members how to stay socially safe from harm from other groups, what you can and cannot say to other groups, what motivates “other” groups, and who you can trust with information.
Not all stories are true! If someone trusted in a social group tells the group a story, it becomes the truth and becomes how groups sustain “truths that aren’t true”. Stories like “employees are our problem”, “the reason we have problems is that employees don’t engage”.
We often see data that validates our assumptions of what is true if we don’t have a way to challenge those assumptions.
In this presentation, the speaker provides 3 steps to understanding engagement through listening and narrative analysis, understanding how to influence group stories to align diverse groups around organisational purpose, and how to tell true stories that build momentum towards a desired future.
Short Description:
Changing the business narrative: Understanding how to
1.    Deconstruct the stories people share to reveal perceived truths, reasons for engagement;
2.    How to build a strategy to positively influence the narrative, &
3. How to build momentum by telling success stories that deliver the future you want to be part of.
Conference Presenters
avatar for Andrew Barker

Andrew Barker

Chief Intrapreneur, Orgtree.Me
Andy brings practical simplicity to safety.With over 25 years of experience, Andy has delivered beneficial, sustainable, organization-wide engagement that improves more than safety and wellbeing. Having worked across the US, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East, Andy... Read More →
Thursday June 19, 2025 12:30pm - 1:20pm PDT
Grand Ballroom - Lobby Level: 3rd Floor
  General Session, Conference Day 2

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