Bright Spots: Miami Innovation Academy
Denver Peak Academy has had the privilege of training over 900 individuals representing over 200 agencies from outside of the City and County of Denver. Many of these participants attend […]
Bright Spots: Leya Hartman – City Council Aide, District 8 (Cohort 89)
Leya Hartman is a City Council Aide for Councilman Christopher Herndon of District 8, an area that includes Park Hill, Stapleton, and portions of East Colfax and Montbello. She went […]
Bright Spots: Alice Huang – City of Boulder (Cohort 88)
Bright Spot Q&A Tell us a little about yourself; what should the world know about you? I’m from Michigan, I’ve also lived in upstate New York, Boston, and New Zealand […]
The Power of Accountability
The Circle is Born Karen Westendorp, Christina Hadera, Hilary Thompson, and Amy Lowell (pictured in the same order above) all work for the Office of Human Relations (OHR) and all […]
Bright Spots: Innovating Child Welfare Placement at Denver Human Services
The Innovation: Child Welfare Placement Packets Why Change Was Needed The placement process is very complex with different requirements depending on the situation/type of placement (emergency vs. non-emergency, business hours […]
The First Annual Peak Academy Awards Recap
On Thursday May 23rd, the Peak Team hosted the first ever Peak Academy Awards, an event meant to highlight and celebrate innovators from the City and County of Denver and […]
When a Plan Comes Together
The Innovation: Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) Staffing Plan Why Change was Needed? Positions remained opened and unfilled for extended periods of time. Seasonal hiring was delayed to the point […]
Bright Spot: How Interns Can Make an Impact Through Innovation
Kendal Benzel is the intern for the Campus Relations team in the Office of Human Resources (OHR). She is in charge of communications with interns, applicants, schools and other stakeholders […]
Bright Spot: Innovate from Home to Reduce Stress and Increase Efficiency
Whether it be in the office, a meeting room, or any central location for the team, these are the first places that often come to mind when thinking of process […]
Giving Thanks to Denver’s Next Line of Innovators – Cohort #81 (Mt. Meeker)
With Thanksgiving soon approaching, I would like to give thanks to Black Belt Cohort #81 for being my first cohort as a Black Belt Liaison. It was a jam-packed week full of […]
Peak Book Summary: Black Box Thinking
Black Box Thinking: Why Most People Never Learn from Their Mistakes – But Some Do by Matthew Syed focuses on analyzing past failures and using lessons from those mistakes to […]
How Failure Generates Innovation
In the world of innovation, failure is an almost unavoidable step in the process. It is discouraging and can most likely leave you wondering, “where do I go from here?” […]
From the 305 and Back to Peak
It sure is great to be back! My name is Nathaniel Bradley III (you can call me Nate) and during the summer of 2017, I was fortunate enough to be […]
