The Top 5 Ways for Leaders to Leverage Innovators on Your Team
Innovators can be found in the workplace just about anywhere, but what does innovation really mean? The definition of an “innovator” is anyone who attempts to make a positive change […]
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 […]
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.
Bright Spots: Leading with Heart
Innovate or… How do you know when it’s time to make a change? The concept of innovation and continuous improvement doesn’t always emerge from having the right amount of time, […]
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 […]
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 […]
How Data Driven Decisions Inspired Empathy at Public Health Inspections
Yes, data can inspire empathy. In fact, it was the end result of a Peak partnership for the Residential Housing team at Denver’s Public Health Inspections division. In January of […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Peak Class: Data Visualization and Microsoft Power BI
Are you interested in learning new ways to visualize your data and share your insights? Curious about how to build dashboards or automate reports? Peak has a class for that! […]
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 […]
Four Months of Focusing Within: Dalton Weisshaar and the Power of Changing What We Can Control
Dalton Weisshaar attended the Peak Academy Black Belt training in July of 2016 and in just four short months, he has already completed four innovations. Those innovations have saved the […]
How being thankful can spur innovation
On my commute to work this morning I found myself pondering the complexities of deep frying a turkey and achieving the perfect gravy to mashed potato ratio, and it occurred […]
