Why Should You Attend the 2025 Pre-Summit?

Value of the 2025 Pre-Summit
If you’re planning to attend the TapRooT® Summit on October 1-3, 2025, we highly recommend signing up for the Pre-Summit on September 29-30, too.
The Pre-Summit provides access to additional courses for advanced TapRooT® Users and business improvement advocates alike. Signing up for both the Summit and Pre-Summit saves $300 per registrant. See the chart below for pricing details:

Courses at the 2025 Pre-Summit
The Pre-Summit features eleven exclusive courses, including three that have never been taught at a TapRooT® Summit before.
Popular Courses
Stopping Human Error
Not every human performance technique is made equally. Some strategies intended to reduce human error (extended guidelines, longer procedures, retraining sessions) can be counter-effective in execution.
Throughout this 2-day course, attendees will dive deeply into the causes behind human error and learn how to use the tools in TapRooT® RCA to realistically achieve better human performance.
Auditing & Proactive Improvement (Using TapRooT® RCA)
Many companies use root cause analysis reactively, meaning they wait until after incidents happen to initiate improvement. Through audits, assessments, and observations recorded through a robust RCA program, however, problems can be fixed before an accident occurs.
In this 2-day course, attendees will learn the importance of proactive improvement as well as techniques to effectively implement it.
Effective Interviewing and Evidence Collection
The evidence collection process can be a nightmare, from acquiring transient evidence to testimonial evidence. Stains get cleaned, witnesses won’t talk, and documents get lost without a streamlined process.
This 2-day course will teach investigators how to preplan for an investigation. Participants will learn how to coordinate an efficient evidence-collection process and build trust among witnesses.
New Courses at the 2025 Pre-Summit
TapRooT® Advanced Case Study Workshop
This 2-day session is intended for TapRooT® Users wanting to take their RCA skills to the next level.
Attendees will perform the entire RCA process, from the SnapCharT® Diagram to grading the investigation, for more complex examples than those provided in our public courses.
Analyzing and Fixing Safety Culture
Even with the best procedural, equipment, and communication practices in place, an unsafe work culture can be very destructive. This session will give attendees insights about their own work cultures and recommended corrective actions.
Participants will review how the Root Cause Tree® Diagram directly addresses work culture issues. From there, attendees will reflect on their own work cultures and develop potential corrective actions alongside the instructors.
Advanced Communication and Presentation Skills
Communication is critical for professionals to properly maintain a safe working environment. Public speaking, however, is one of the most common fears in the world — especially among the professional community. This session will provide attendees with the communication skills to handle casual, formal, and modern social situations.
Participants will gain insights and opportunities to practice interviews, interrogations, calls, voicemails, are more. Instructors will cover advanced skills, such as adjusting posture, voicing clarity, addressing fillers, and so on.
Register for the Summit Today
Don’t miss out on these valuable sessions. Sign up for the Pre-Summit alongside the Summit to gain more intel at a discounted rate.
The earlier you register for the Pre-Summit, the more likely you are to win this year’s raffle prize: a new Apple iPad!