Welcome to the What Works Institute
Regional Challenges & Context Learning Communities

About these Communities

The What Works Institute Regional Challenges & Context Learning Communities are more than networks - they are living workgroups of committed EHS leaders dedicated to sharing practices, addressing common challenges, and elevating their organization’s approach to this critical issue.

Community members meet monthly both virtually and at What Works events to compare programs, identify and test new tactics, and push one another on a collective journey of continuous improvement.

What do Members Receive?

What Works Learning Community members receive a wealth of content and connections throughout the year. The below list is just a taste of what you can expect when you join one of our dynamic, member-directed groups:

  • Weekly Community Updates and Regulatory Newsletter of your choosing (select from one of five)

  • Monthly Community Calls focused on benchmarking, practice-sharing and solutions

  • Quarterly Webinars with rich content from expert speakers and members willing to dive deep

Current Focus

Regional Learning Communities: Establishing peer-to-peer networks for localized safety collaboration and knowledge sharing in regions like Latin America, Canada, and Europe.

Localized Safety Challenges: Addressing region-specific risks, such as wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, and other prevailing factors.

Regulatory Environments: Adapting safety programs and fostering advocacy to meet the nuances of global, regional, federal, state, and local regulations.

Cultural Adaptability: Ensuring safety programs resonate with local workforce cultures, languages, and values.

Resource Limitations: Developing scalable solutions for under-resourced
regions or industries.

These Learning Communities focus on tailoring safety solutions to the unique challenges faced by different regions, industries, and environments. 

The goal is to develop context-specific strategies, regional learning communities, and adaptive approaches to improvement.

Current focus areas for the Learning Community include but are not limited to the following member-driven topics:

Ready to Learn More?

  • Three annual events (one virtual, two in-person) as well as a reduced pass to the annual What Works Symposium.

  • Regularly-published tools, guidance, policy and program templates, and white papers

  • Access to a living content library from across What Works Institute communities and workgroups

What Works Institute Members are ready to welcome you to the table! Joining is as easy as selecting your Learning Community!