June 2018 Peak Innovation Celebration
On Thursday June 14th, the Peak Team held another continuing peak education event to celebrate innovation in the City and County of Denver. We awarded lanyards to new employees who […]
Cohort #76: Pacific Peak
June has been a busy month, and as we move full swing into summer, I want to congratulate June’s Cohort #76: Pacific Peak! If you are looking for a group […]
Rock Stars In The Making-Cohort #74
Congratulations to April’s Cohort #74! Not only did they rock their week of Black Belt Training, they hit the ground running with the first innovation submitted a mere 72 hours […]
Just the Beginning for Cohort 73 – Pigeon Peak
Each month, we get to meet amazing employees from around the city (and elsewhere) who attend Black Belt training to learn new skills, develop professionally, and ultimately make incredible contributions […]
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 […]
Bright Spot: An Incredible Innovation for Nursing Mothers
Picture this, you are a new mother just returning to work and you find out there are two private lactation rooms in your work building complete with comfy couches and […]
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 […]
Congrats Cohort #70: Stewart Peak
Congratulations to Cohort 70! We had a total of 22 individuals representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver. The groups represented include: The city of […]
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, […]
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 […]
Congrats Cohort #66: Sunlight Peak
Congratulations to Cohort 66! We had a total of 24 individuals representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver. The groups represented include: The Colorado Governor’s […]
Denver Peak Academy’s 2017 Summer Intern: Nate Bradley
My name is Nathaniel Bradley III (or Nate for short), and I am a new intern here at the Denver Peak Academy. Born and raised in Aurora, Colorado, I have […]
Denver Black Belt Truly a Step Above a Mile High – Receives 5281 Award
On Wednesday, May 10, 2017, Lt. Debra Thorson of the Denver Fire Department was honored by the City and County of Denver with a 5281 STARS Safety Award. Lt. Debra […]
Big Things to Come for Cohort 62.5 – Quandary Peak
In mid-April, we had the honor and privilege of meeting and training the fantastic individuals of Black Belt Cohort 62.5 – Quandary Peak! These 18 participants represented four City and County […]
Cohort 63 excels in training, now advancing innovation back in their workplaces
Congratulations to Cohort 63, Mt Redcloud Peak, who are already springing out of training to innovate! We had a total of 17 people representing eleven different agencies within the City […]
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 […]
