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2020 Peak Academy Year in Review

2020 was a year unlike any other with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the new challenges that we faced along the way. As we continue into 2021, let’s […]

By peakacademy Posted on February 19, 2021

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2019 Peak Academy Year in Review

The Peak Team finished the 2010’s with a strong showing in 2019! Before we head into 2020, we would like to highlight the Peak Team’s metrics, reflections and some of […]

By peakacademy Posted on December 23, 2019

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The First Annual Peak Academy Awards

This year, Peak Academy is focused on celebrating innovation and this is our big bash to do just that! As Peak analysts, we have the privilege of getting to learn […]

By peakacademy Posted on April 25, 2019

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2018 Peak Academy Year in Review

2018 proved to be a highly successful year for the Denver Peak Academy! As we transition into 2019, we want to highlight the Peak Team as a whole and the […]

By peakacademy Posted on January 14, 2019

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nudge me just a little BIT

nudge /nej/  verb Prod someone gently in order to draw their attention to something.   Nudge. You’ve likely nudged, and if you’ve ever been a kid who was slow to […]

By peakacademy Posted on April 20, 2018

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New kid on the Peak block

My name is Amanda & I’m the newb on the Peak team.  Although I’m new to Peak, I’ve been with the City & County of Denver for the last nine […]

By peakacademy Posted on February 13, 2018

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Congratulations, Windom Peak!

Congratulations to our most recent Black Belt graduates from Cohort 68.5 (the second cohort to come through training this October). This group was comprised of Arvada, Thornton, and even Tucson, […]

By peakacademy Posted on November 3, 2017

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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 […]

By peakacademy Posted on September 29, 2017

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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 […]

By peakacademy Posted on August 24, 2016

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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 […]

By peakacademy Posted on August 18, 2016

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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 […]

By peakacademy Posted on March 16, 2016

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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 […]

By peakacademy Posted on February 17, 2016

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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 […]

By peakacademy Posted on January 7, 2016

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Happy Thanksgiving!

By peakacademy Posted on November 25, 2015

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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. […]

By peakacademy Posted on October 15, 2015

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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 […]

By peakacademy Posted on October 9, 2015

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