Congratulations to our 43rd Black Belt Class!

We are excited to announce the graduation of our 43rd Black Belt class – Mt. Democrat Peak! With 18 participants, (13 City and County of Denver employees, 5 outside participants) we opened our doors to the most outside agencies within an internal Black Belt class. This group included participants from the following agencies:

Public Works
Department of Environmental Health
Denver Human Services
Denver International Airport
Department of Finance
Parks and Recreation
Community Planning and Development
City of San Francisco
City of Colorado Springs
Open Media Foundation

In as little as 4.5 days, this class:

Learned tools to identify and eliminate waste
Experienced 3 Gemba Walks (Office of the Medical Examiner, Denver Public Library, and Public Works Fleet) and presented an in-depth process analysis for each (not to mention surviving a snow storm at the same time!)
Discussed change management techniques and their place in facilitating change
Applied process improvement tools in a 3-hour simulation
Presented 18 amazing ignite presentations with over 50 innovation ideas!

We cannot express enough how proud we are of this class. It is our distinct honor and privilege to have had the opportunity to teach them, and we can’t wait to hear of all the great things they will do.

Congratulations Mt. Democrat Peak!

Posted on November 26, 2015 0 By danielpeakacademy Black Belt Posted in Black Belt

danielpeakacademy

Daniel joined the Peak Academy team in the summer of 2014. Daniel has his Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible & Theology from Simpson University in California, as well as a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Denver. Daniel served for two years in the AmeriCorps VISTA program in New York City where he was involved in various community and disaster preparedness programs with World Vision and the American Red Cross. Daniel has also taught English overseas in Suwon, South Korea. Daniel lives in Lone Tree, Colorado with his wife, and enjoys hiking, reading, and volunteering with their church.