Bright Spot: Mark Smith
Sometimes it feels as though there isn’t enough time in the workday, especially to have a one-on-one meeting. Just ask Mark Smith of Denver Human Services. On August 17, 2015, […]
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 […]
The Neighborhood that PLAYS Together Grows Together: Denver Recreation PLAY innovations
PLAY applications are a way for Denver citizen’s to access all that Denver Recreation has to offer. PLAY is specifically geared to help those who cannot afford the full price […]
This One’s for you! Denver Public Library Customer
Innovation comes in all forms! Check out the Denver Public Library’s “Dear Future Customer” informational music video! Click here
Dear Peak Trainees, Congrats!
Dear Peak Trainees, Thank you. Thank you for your continued support, your enthusiasm, your inspiring stories, and your never-ending quest to improve the customer experience. It was your innovations, commitment, and drive that caused the Harvard Ash Center to name Peak Performance as a semifinalist for the 2015 Innovations in American Government Award. The accumulation of your ideas has saved […]
The OME Case File Project
Continuous improvement is hard but worth it. Just ask the Office of The Medical Examiner (OME). For years, like most agencies of the City & County of Denver, the OME […]
Find a Way: The why of innovation
Innovation requires flexibility. But how do you keep flexibility while not getting off track? That’s where your why comes in. In Black Belt we teach that finding your why […]
What You Really Need to Know about (Local) Government: Peak Feature
Peak’s own Melissa Field shares her passion and love for the individuals that make up local government. Everyday I work with the people who pave your roads, pick up your […]
Lessons in Priority Based Budgeting: A Q & A with the founder of the (Un) Conference
Chris Fabian and Jon Johnson are the Co-Founder of the Center for Priority Based Budgeting (CPBB).Chris specifically has been a consultant focused on all levels of public entities about the […]
Bright Spot: Liz Lorang
Liz Lorang works for Right of Way Services and directly supports the City and County of Denver’s Public Works Transportation & Mobility Division. Liz loves to come up with great ideas […]
Bright Spot: Working Collaboratively at Environmental Health
Grace Nelson earned her Green Belt by creating an innovation based off team work and collaboration. In Lean we look at how an individual can help raise up an entire […]
Working together to save lives at the Denver Performing Arts Complex
An agreement between the Denver Fire Department (DFD) and Denver’s Arts and Venues Department calls for firefighters to be assigned to the Denver Performing Arts Complex (DPAC) to ensure compliance […]
Bright Spot: Parks Urban Natural Art
The idea that innovation is a form of art is playing out at the Rosedale Shop and park in the Southwest District in Denver. Almost every time you ask this […]
Thank You for Believing in Us: Congratulations to Mayor Michael Hancock on Four More Years
This morning the Peak Academy team joined hundreds of city employees, elected officials, and citizens for Mayor Michael Hancock’s inauguration ceremony. You can read the text of the Mayor’s inaugural […]
Bright Spot: The Public Works Transportation & Mobility Bike Team
Emily Snyder, Public Works Transportation (PWT) Project Manager II and Denver Black Belt, along with Justin Schmitz, PWT Engineer & Architect Supervisor, as well as Denver Black Belt, and their […]
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