Celebrate Good Times (Come on!)
I recently celebrated a birthday, and I am in the thick of planning the Peak Academy Awards (our team’s big way to celebrate innovations throughout the city over the past […]
Innovation Highlight: Skillsoft (LMS) License Deprovisioning
Nominated for: Peak Academy Awards, Best Team Innovation Category Agency: Technology Services and Human Resources Team: Jay Rathbun, Marla Trevor, Gio Thomas Why Change Was Needed/Problem: Skillsoft Learning Management System (LMS), the foundation […]
How the Fear of Diminished Value can Sink your Team’s Engagement
At our best, we employees can be incredibly thoughtful, creative, passionate and driven. We volunteer for extra duties, offer to help our overwhelmed teammates, and bring great ideas to our […]
The Newest Peak Innovat-her
Hello! My name is Katie McCune, and I want to introduce myself as the newest member of the Peak Academy team. I am excited to join the team and help you all make this […]
Bright Spot: Jason Smith
Answers by Jason Smith, Cohort 53 – Mt. Princeton Peak, Stewart Peak, Park Horticulturist, Denver Parks & Recreation Parks – (DPRP) Greenhouse – February 2018 To start, Jason Smith is […]
Peak Book Summary: Multipliers – How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
Overview: “Multipliers: How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter” is an interesting and engaging read that details what it takes for leaders to get the most out of people – […]
When a Plan Comes Together
The Innovation: Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) Staffing Plan Why Change was Needed? Positions remained opened and unfilled for extended periods of time. Seasonal hiring was delayed to the point […]
2018 Peak Academy Year in Review
2018 proved to be a highly successful year for the Denver Peak Academy! As we transition into 2019, we want to highlight the Peak Team as a whole and the […]
A City of Denver soil reuse practice avoids landfills and saves millions
To give an example of how much was being hauled away from City projects to landfills, imagine an 18-wheeler truck that is filled to the brim with soil. Just about 4,100 trucks worth of soil would have been disposed of this year, if not for Diane’s brilliant idea: create a Soil Reuse Guidance Document and include it as a standard in City development contracts.
Winding Up with a Fantastic and Unexpected Solution
By Amanda Armstrong, DPL Cohort 75.5, Business Librarian, Denver Public Library My first Black Belt project started thanks to a wonderful coincidence; I attended my Green Belt training with Peak Academy the […]
Peak Tools: Visual Thinking & Communication
Why draw or use visual language to do anything professionally? According to all of the experts I could find, anybody can draw. Visual thinking and communication are simple. Visual thinking […]
Innovating to help job seekers in Denver find employment faster
In April of 2018, Ola Kukoyi attended the 73rd cohort of Peak Black Belt training, and she’s been innovating ever since! Ola is currently a Program Administrator in the Workforce […]
Bright Spot: How Interns Can Make an Impact Through Innovation
Kendal Benzel is the intern for the Campus Relations team in the Office of Human Resources (OHR). She is in charge of communications with interns, applicants, schools and other stakeholders […]
Bright Spot: Innovate from Home to Reduce Stress and Increase Efficiency
Whether it be in the office, a meeting room, or any central location for the team, these are the first places that often come to mind when thinking of process […]
Bright Spot: Amanda Feathers
Answers by Amanda Feathers, Cohort 70 – Stewart Peak, Accounting Technician II/ PCard Coordinator, Denver Department of Public Works Finance & Administration (PW Fin&Admin) – November 2018 To start, according […]
Giving Thanks to Denver’s Next Line of Innovators – Cohort #81 (Mt. Meeker)
With Thanksgiving soon approaching, I would like to give thanks to Black Belt Cohort #81 for being my first cohort as a Black Belt Liaison. It was a jam-packed week full of […]
