Congratulations to our 51st Black Belt Cohort!

We are excited to announce the graduation of our 51st Black Belt class – Mt. of the Holy Cross Peak! With 18 participants, (14 City and County of Denver employees, 4 outside participants) we are continuing strong in the 2016 year! In this group, the following agencies are represented:

Public Works
Department of Environmental Health
Community Planning & Development
Denver Human Services
Denver Public Library
Department of Finance
Office of Human Resources
Manager of Safety’s Office
Parks & Recreation
Regional Transportation District
City of Portland, OR
City of Kansas City, MO
City of Littleton, CO

In as little as 4.5 days, this class:

Learned tools to identify and eliminate waste
Experienced 3 Gemba Walks (Uniform Ordering at City Park, the Autopsy Report Release process at the Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Pit Bull Intake process at the Denver Animal Shelter) and presented an in-depth process analysis for each
Practiced Behavioral Insight Techniques
Discussed Approaches to Change Management
Applied process improvement tools in a 3-hour simulation
Presented 18 amazing ignite presentations with over 50 incredible 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. of the Holy Cross 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.