Congratulations to Cohort 52 (Mt. Oxford Peak)!

We are excited to announce the graduation of our 52nd Black Belt class – Mt. Oxford Peak! With 22 participants, (19 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:

Denver International Airport
Public Works
Department of Environmental Health
Community Planning & Development
Denver Human Services
City Council
Denver Public Library
Department of Finance
Office of Human Resources
Denver Sheriff’s Department
Excise and Licenese
Regional Transportation District
City of Albany, NY
City of Aurora, CO

In as little as 4.5 days, this class:

Learned tools to identify and eliminate waste
Experienced 3 Gemba Walks (Traffic Signal Building Process at Public Works, Runboard voting at RTD, and Tree Inspection with Parks) 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 22 amazing ignite presentations with over 60 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. Oxford Peak! May you all innovate greatly in all of the work you do and increase your already amazing impact in the City.

Posted on July 29, 2016 0 By danielpeakacademy Black Belt Posted in Black Belt Tagged #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.