The Event Learning Taxonomy provides a simple, consistent way to classify everyday incidents, so organizations can generate reliable insights, identify system-level patterns, and support meaningful improvement actions.
Strengthening performance with incident learning
The value of Event Learning Taxonomy lies in how it strengthens organizational performance over time. By improving the quality and consistency of learning from everyday events, Event Learning Taxonomy helps organizations identify recurring system conditions, focus improvement efforts more effectively, and make better-informed decisions.
How DNV can support
DNV advisory services support organizations in realizing this performance improvement by ensuring Event Learning Taxonomy is applied in a way that leads to meaningful insight and action. This includes supporting organizations to establish a shared understanding of Event Learning Taxonomy, building internal capability among HSE leaders, case handlers, and internal champions, and enabling consistent use across sites and business units so learning can be compared and scaled.
To sustain performance gains, Event Learning Taxonomy should be aligned with the organization’s management system. DNV can help you integrate the taxonomy into incident investigation, learning, review, and improvement processes, strengthening the link between operational learning and leadership decision-making. This ensures that insights from Event Learning Taxonomy are translated into actions that improve how work is planned, supported, and carried out.