Mt. N. Maroon Cohort Is Ready to Climb to New Heights

Our February Black Belt Class, Mt. N. Maroon, is armed with new tools and ready to climb to new heights! The 20 participants of Cohort 60 represented 11 City and County of Denver agencies and five external organizations. The groups represented include:

Community Planning and Development (CCD)
Denver Human Services (DHS)
Department of Environmental Health (DEH)
Department of Finance (DOF)
Mayor’s Office
Office of Human Resources (OHR)
Parks and Recreation (P&R)
Denver Police Department (DPD)
Public Works (PW)
Sheriff’s Department
Technology Services
Metro Denver Chamber
City of Gilbert, AZ
Kansas City Health Department
City of Miami, FL
State of Colorado

In 4.5 days, this class:

Learned tools to identify and eliminate waste and identify the gaps in their process
Participated in Gemba Walks at three locations (Parks and Recreation, Excise and License, and Public Works) and presented an in-depth analysis for each process
Practiced standard work and mistake proofing
Discussed approaches to Change Management and barriers to innovating
Applied process improvement tools in a 3-hour lean simulation
Presented 20 Ignite presentations with 60 amazing innovation ideas!

It is our privilege to have had the opportunity to teach this great group of individuals. We’re proud of the hard work this class put in during their week of Black Belt training and are anxious to see their innovation ideas implemented.

Congratulations Mt. N. Maroon! We can’t wait to see how you make Denver, Gilbert, Kansas City, Miami, and the State of Colorado more efficient.