Congratulations to the Mt. Bross Cohort (#40)
Congratulations to the Mt. Bross Cohort! You WOW’d us with your creativity, your ignites, your passion, and your ideas. Thank you so much for sharing your time and passion with […]
Bright Spot: Rachel Ostwald
Rachel Ostwald works with the Denver Parks Department in the Southwest District, which includes the parks of Kenyon, Barnum, Ruby Hill, Washington, and Rosedale. She earned her MBA with a […]
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 […]
DHS Found a Golden Ticket!
Denver Human Services (DHS) staff in the Everything Else flow cells process and index thousands of documents daily. Their supervisors track how long it takes to process each day’s work, […]
Walk the Walk: Five Tips for Executing a Perfect “Gemba Walk”
Gemba is the “real place.” It is a word that means getting a view of what people do in their everyday work life. How do things actually function? What are all […]
Give and Take: Finding Success by Building Others Up
Once a quarter, we will review a book meant to empower workers from all sectors to become better managers and employees. This blog post is based on this quarter’s book […]
Simple change to contract approval process saves time and boosts Denver’s economy
A joint effort among the Clerk & Recorder’s Office, the City Attorney’s Office and City Council to streamline the way contracts are approved will allow contractors to begin work […]
Employee Innovations Help Denver Collect More Child Support on Behalf of Denver Families
In 2013, the Denver Turn-around Program (DTAP) team, a team of technicians focused on acquiring child support from delinquent payers, was not meeting their goals. This was especially troubling for […]
Congratulations to our All Outside Black Belt Cohort!!
We at the Peak Academy are thankful to have had a wonderful week of Black Belt training with 21 amazing individuals from outside the City and County of Denver. This […]
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 […]
Congratulations to the Mt. Bierstadt Cohort
Friday marked the conclusion of Mt. Bierstadt’s Black Belt Training. Thank you for being such a wonderful class! For sharing your ideas, humor, enthusiasm, patience, and amazing sense of inclusion. We […]
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 […]
Governing Magazine Covers Denver’s Culture of Innovation
Front line employees are what drive the innovation happening all across Denver. In fact, improvements in processes and investing in employees are the cornerstone of the city’s innovation strategy. This […]
Employee-driven ideas cut wait times, make services more convenient
Employees are driving innovation at the City and County of Denver, making it easier and more convenient to take care of business by bringing more services online and using technology […]
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