We Left Our Hearts in San Francisco
This week, Peak Academy traveled to San Francisco to train 30 employees from the City of San Francisco’s Controller’s Office, City Services Auditor team. The employees conducted gemba walks in […]
Bright Spot: Mark Smith
Sometimes it feels as though there isn’t enough time in the workday, especially to have a one-on-one meeting. Just ask Mark Smith of Denver Human Services. On August 17, 2015, […]
Learning Decision Science in Denver
Peak Academy ran its first BIT training on February 17th and 18th, and we are excited to deliver more trainings this year!
Providence Innovation Department Staff Take Peak Back to the Ocean State
Building on momentum from attending last October’s Denver Peak Academy Black Belt Class, Chief Innovation Officer Nicole Pollock returned to Providence bursting with ideas to create meaningful impacts within its […]
Congratulations to Black Belt Cohort 46
We are excited to announce the graduation of our 46th Black Belt class – Mt. Evans Peak! With 19 participants, (16 City and County of Denver employees, 3 outside participants) we are […]
Maintaining Colorado’s Iconic Spaces: with a little help from innovation
Black Belt Dick Gannon, Cohort 25, and his Parks and Recreation Mountain Parks crew have been busy implementing innovations to make the Mountain Parks operation more efficient. Making their operation […]
One brave employee takes her office paperless
A truly paperless office may see like a distant dream. City and County of Denver employee, Laura Hammock, made this dream into a reality. Laura works with the Hearings Office. […]
Making the Greenhouse Glow: Julie Lehman and Innovations in Plants
Julie Lehman has a great job. Instead of going to an office every day, she goes to a greenhouse. Julie and her staff work to order, grow, and distribute all […]
Bright Spot: Jeff Walter
Identifying and implementing a positive change is never easy but it’s always worth it. Just Ask Jeff Walter of General Services’ Purchasing Division. He says, “There is an art to […]
The Neighborhood that PLAYS Together Grows Together: Denver Recreation PLAY innovations
PLAY applications are a way for Denver citizen’s to access all that Denver Recreation has to offer. PLAY is specifically geared to help those who cannot afford the full price […]
From DePop-a-lu-la to DePop-a-boo-ya: Changing the Library’s Circulation Process for New Books
Lisa Faliano is a senior library clerk for the books. In 2015, she saved the Denver Public Library $184,280 in soft costs through three innovations. The largest of the three […]
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