
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 […]
Innovate. Elevate. Repeat.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, 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 […]
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. […]
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 […]