Cohort 67: An Innovation Powerhouse!
Congratulations to Cohort 67 who completed Peak Academy’s Black Belt training just a few weeks ago. This dynamic group represented a large variety of internal city agencies as well as […]
Interview with the authors of “Peak Performance”
A new book from Governing magazine tells the story of the Peak Academy, a four-year old Denver government program that equips frontline workers with problem-solving skills that they take back to […]
Spreading the Data Love
Written by Jessie Rubin, City Performance, Office of the Controller, City and County of San Francisco I am a proud data nerd. That’s what City Performance does to you. City Performance […]
Reducing Wait Times at the Department of Excise and Licenses
We are so proud of the Excise and Licenses team and the great work they have done. To this end, we are thankful to have had the opportunity to produce […]
Maintaining Colorado’s Iconic Spaces: with a little help from innovation
Black Belt Dick Gannon, Cohort 25, and his Parks and Recreation Mountain Parks crew have been busy implementing innovations to make the Mountain Parks operation more efficient. Making their operation […]
Have No Fear, A Better Government is Here
Have no fear, your city government is here! This one thing some city governments are doing is changing everything…for the better. If you’re like me before I started working for […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Latest Black Belt Graduates Ready to Innovate, Elevate and Repeat
Congratulations to our most recent Black Belt graduates! This diverse group of 19 participants represented several City Departments, a nonprofit and other government entities including one international visitor from Canada. […]
2nd Annual Mile High Lean Summit
The 2nd Annual Mile High Lean Summit hosted by NREL near the beautiful Colorado foothills. Peak Academy partnered with NREL, ReVision, and Northhighland to bring together some of […]
Congratulations to the Mt. Bross Cohort (#40)
Congratulations to the Mt. Bross Cohort! You WOW’d us with your creativity, your ignites, your passion, and your ideas. Thank you so much for sharing your time and passion with […]
What You Really Need to Know about (Local) Government: Peak Feature
Peak’s own Melissa Field shares her passion and love for the individuals that make up local government. Everyday I work with the people who pave your roads, pick up your […]
Simple change to contract approval process saves time and boosts Denver’s economy
A joint effort among the Clerk & Recorder’s Office, the City Attorney’s Office and City Council to streamline the way contracts are approved will allow contractors to begin work […]
Congratulations to the Mt. Bierstadt Cohort
Friday marked the conclusion of Mt. Bierstadt’s Black Belt Training. Thank you for being such a wonderful class! For sharing your ideas, humor, enthusiasm, patience, and amazing sense of inclusion. We […]
Governing Magazine Covers Denver’s Culture of Innovation
Front line employees are what drive the innovation happening all across Denver. In fact, improvements in processes and investing in employees are the cornerstone of the city’s innovation strategy. This […]
Employee-driven ideas cut wait times, make services more convenient
Employees are driving innovation at the City and County of Denver, making it easier and more convenient to take care of business by bringing more services online and using technology […]
Bright Spot: Parks Urban Natural Art
The idea that innovation is a form of art is playing out at the Rosedale Shop and park in the Southwest District in Denver. Almost every time you ask this […]
