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Jerraud Coleman is a creative, data-driven, focused, and positive Deputy Director for the City and County of Denver's Peak Academy.
For the past seven years, alongside an exceptional team of continuous improvement professionals, he helps direct, generate, and facilitate process improvement events throughout Denver, Colorado, and the nation.
He trains employees of government, non-profits, and other enterprises (nationally, abroad and at all levels) in the principles and methods of continuous improvement, performance, and change management tools like Lean, the Four Disciplines of Execution (Covey), & PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act/Adjust).
He also works at promoting and sharing the methods mentioned above via blogs, social media, workshops/improvement events, and conferences.
Jerraud believes that "sharing and talking about continuous improvement tools can help enterprises identify and sustain the elimination of any waste or pain point found within any process or system." Thus, resulting in happier customers, employees, and organizations.
Moreover, regarding his work with the City & County of Denver, Jerraud believes in "creating a world-class place where everybody matters matter," primarily through systems-thinking, more productive, valuable, and efficient processes.
Jerraud holds a BFA (in Integrated Arts) from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Lean Black Belt certificate from Regis University, and a handful of certifications from Coursera in Data Science tools and methods.

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Bright Spot: Amanda Feathers

  Answers by Amanda Feathers, Cohort 70 – Stewart Peak, Accounting Technician II/ PCard Coordinator, Denver Department of Public Works Finance & Administration (PW Fin&Admin) – November 2018 To start, according […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on November 30, 2018

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The Next Generation of Peak Innovators Has Arrived – Cohort #80 (Mount Adams)

On October 1, 2018, Denver Peak Academy had a total of 15 individuals, representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver, go through the Black […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on October 19, 2018

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Peak Book Summary: Everybody Matters – The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family

      “Everybody Matters” by Bob Chapman (CEO of Barry-Wehmiller) & Raj Sisodia (Coauthor of Conscious Capitalism), is one of the best books I have ever read. Broken into […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on August 31, 2018

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Peak Tools: The Idea Tree

Even before I joined the Denver Peak Academy, I was in love with the concept and abilities of the Idea Tree; one of Denver Peak Academy’s most powerful tools. It is one the fastest, most dynamic, and effective ways to gather and keep brainstorming ideas.

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on August 2, 2018

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Cohort #75 (Ice Mountain) Is Bound for Greatness

On May 7, 2018, Denver Peak Academy had a total of 20 individuals, representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver, go through the Black […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on May 18, 2018

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Peak Book Summary: Peak Performance

In the book Peak Performance by Brian Elms (Innovation Practice lead at Change and Innovation Agency) with J.B. Wogan (Journalist at Governing Magazine), we investigate the new science of success […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on March 27, 2018

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From Boards to Riches: Developing Clarity through Organization

By Joel Drahos, Associate Recruiter, Denver Office of Human Resources – January 2018.  Track, track, track, this is what they tell us – in leadership books, at the Peak Academy training, […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on February 1, 2018

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Conference Room Scheduling Innovation in Denver’s Wellington Webb Building

Everyone knows the story; a few years back, after Eric Wolf, a Business Data Analyst with the Denver Department of Finance, took Denver Peak Academy’s Black Belt Training, he started […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on December 29, 2017

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Congrats Cohort #70: Stewart Peak

Congratulations to Cohort 70! We had a total of 22 individuals representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver. The groups represented include: The city of […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on December 28, 2017

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Spirit of 66

By Casey McCurdy, Cohort 66 – Sunlight Peak, Lead Tax Auditor, Denver Department of Finance – August 2017  The City of Denver is a group of folks who are so […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on October 13, 2017

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Congrats Cohort #66: Sunlight Peak

Congratulations to Cohort 66! We had a total of 24 individuals representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver. The groups represented include: The Colorado Governor’s […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on August 16, 2017

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Peak Book Summary: Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

In the book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die by Chip Heath and Dan Heath, there are six principles presented to help you craft and effectively […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on June 20, 2017

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Innovation on the Road: When Black Belts Vacation Together

By Sarah Moss, Strategic Programs and Government Affairs Manager, Denver Fire Department May 2017 In early May, I set out from Denver on a road trip to the Great Sand […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on May 25, 2017

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Hiring the Best Talent in Less Time

Hiring the Best Talent in Less Time The Department of Human Resources’ Talent and Acquisition Team (OHR-TA) believe that good processes can always be better processes. Their mission is to […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on May 11, 2017

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The City of Colorado Springs Successfully Improved Their Budget Processes And You Could Too!

Written by Nina Vetter, Strategic Planning Administrator for the City of Colorado Springs Budget Office In December of 2015, the City of Colorado Springs Budget Office realized that we had a […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on January 27, 2017

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Finding Ways to Innovate Through Collaboration

Written by Steve Friesen, Director/Curator of The Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, Denver Parks & Recreation Remember Tom Sawyer? He got a fence painted by persuading his friends to do […]

By JerraudPeakAcademy Posted on December 29, 2016

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