Congratulations to our 44th Black Belt Cohort!

We are excited to announce the graduation of our 44th Black Belt class – Mt. Elbert Peak! With 19 participants, (17 City and County of Denver employees, 2 outside participants) we completed our last Black Belt cohort of the 2015 year with a bang with the following agencies represented:

Public Works
Department of Environmental Health
Denver Human Services
Department of Economic Development
Denver Public Library
Denver International Airport
Department of Finance
Parks and Recreation
Community Planning and Development
City of Littleton, Colorado
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 the Wellshire Golf Course) and presented an in-depth process analysis for each
Discussed change management techniques and their place in facilitating change
Applied process improvement tools in a 3-hour simulation
Presented 19 amazing ignite presentations with over 55 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. Elbert Peak! Merry Christmas to you all, and to you all a Happy New Year! 🙂

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.