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 continuing strong in the 2016 year! In this group, the following agencies are represented:

Department of Environmental Health
Denver Human Services
Department of Finance
Parks and Recreation
Public Works
Denver Employees Retirement Program
Community Planning and Development
Regional Transportation District
Douglas County School District

In as little as 4.5 days, this class:

Learned tools to identify and eliminate waste
Experienced 3 Gemba Walks (Denver Zoo, RTD, and the Community Planning and Development Department) and presented an in-depth process analysis for each
Discussed Behavioral Insight Techniques
Applied process improvement tools in a 3-hour simulation
Presented 19 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. Evans Peak! May you all innovate greatly in all of the work you do and increase your already amazing impact in the City 🙂

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.