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, Amanda […]
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 […]
The Top 5 Ways for Leaders to Leverage Innovators on Your Team
Innovators can be found in the workplace just about anywhere, but what does innovation really mean? The definition of an “innovator” is anyone who attempts to make a positive change […]
The Next Generation of Peak Innovators Has Arrived – Cohort #80 (Mount Adams)
On October 1, 2018, Denver Peak Academy had a total of 15 individuals, representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver, go through the Black […]
The Future of Innovation – Cohort 79
Help me in congratulating the participants of Black Belt Cohort 79, Thunder Pyramid! Since joining the Peak Academy two years ago, I’ve had the honor and privilege of helping train […]
Peak Book Summary: Black Box Thinking
Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes – But Some Do by Matthew Syed focuses on analyzing past failures and using lessons from those mistakes to […]
Innovating at the County Courts, one mail bin at a time
By James Warren, Cohort 72 – Columbia Point, Judicial Assistant II, Denver County Court Working in the Denver County Court can be an incredibly interesting job. Whether it be a […]
How Failure Generates Innovation
In the world of innovation, failure is an almost unavoidable step in the process. It is discouraging and can most likely leave you wondering, “where do I go from here?” […]
Peak Book Summary: Everybody Matters – The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family
“Everybody Matters” by Bob Chapman (CEO of Barry-Wehmiller) & Raj Sisodia (Coauthor of Conscious Capitalism), is one of the best books I have ever read. Broken into […]
