Go Forth and Innovate, Cohort #54

We are excited to announce the graduation of our most recent Black Belt class – Mt. Shavano Peak! These 18 participants from Cohort 54 represented several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver:

Department of Finance
Office of Economic Development
Office of Human Resources
Denver International Airport
Denver Human Services
Public Works
City Attorney’s Office
Department of Environmental Health
Denver Public Library
Parks and Recreation
Community Planning and Development
Groundwork Colorado
City of Westminster, CO

In 4.5 days, this class:

Learned tools to identify and eliminate waste
Conducted Gemba Walks at three locations (Denver Public Library supply room inventory process, Denver Employee Retirement Plan retirement process, and Office of Human Resources post-to-fill data cleaning process) and presented an in-depth analysis for each process
Practiced Behavioral Insight Techniques
Discussed approaches to Change Management
Applied process improvement tools in a 3-hour simulation
Presented 18 amazing Ignite presentations with 54 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.

Congratulations Mt. Shavano Peak! We cannot wait to see all the great ways you continue to make the City better.

Go forth and innovate!