Bright Spot: Innovate from Home to Reduce Stress and Increase Efficiency
Whether it be in the office, a meeting room, or any central location for the team, these are the first places that often come to mind when thinking of process […]
Bright Spot: Amanda Feathers
Answers by Amanda Feathers, Cohort 70 – Stewart Peak, Accounting Technician II/ PCard Coordinator, Denver Department of Public Works Finance & Administration (PW Fin&Admin) – November 2018 To start, according […]
The Future of Innovation – Cohort 79
Help me in congratulating the participants of Black Belt Cohort 79, Thunder Pyramid! Since joining the Peak Academy two years ago, I’ve had the honor and privilege of helping train […]
Innovating at the County Courts, one mail bin at a time
By James Warren, Cohort 72 – Columbia Point, Judicial Assistant II, Denver County Court Working in the Denver County Court can be an incredibly interesting job. Whether it be a […]
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 […]
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, […]
Cohort #75 (Ice Mountain) Is Bound for Greatness
On May 7, 2018, Denver Peak Academy had a total of 20 individuals, representing several organizations within and external to the City and County of Denver, go through the Black […]
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, […]
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 […]
A Public Health Inspections Team Started Keeping Their Score. What Happened Next Was Amazing
…in 2016, almost half of their cases were taking longer than 90 day to resolve. As of the time of this writing, they have brought the active case load down by 45% and reduced the number of cases lasting longer than 90 days by almost 60%!
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 […]
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 […]
