Resources

Training Materials

Black Belt

• Pre Training Prep Guide(PDF, 722KB)
• Black Belt Workbook(PDF, 6MB)
• Presentation: Black Belt Day 1(PDF, 8MB) 
• Presentation: Black Belt Day 2(PDF, 3MB) 
• Presentation: Black Belt Day 3(PDF, 9MB) 
• Presentation: Black Belt Day 4(PDF, 2MB) 

Green Belt

• Presentation: Green Belt Training (PDF, 6MB)

Leading Like an Innovator

• Presentation: Leading Like an Innovator(PDF, 6MB)  

Forms, Tool Guides, and Other Resources

• Peak Innovation Form (DOCX, 136KB)(DOC): Outline an innovation project's issues and actions, and track results and benefits.
• Innovation Form Guide (PDF, 256KB)
• Innovation Form Example(PDF, 582KB)
• Rapid Improvement Event Reference Guide(PDF, 855KB): Assisting Teams in Improving Shared Processes
• Employee Salary Information Sheet(XLSX, 156KB) : provides generalized positional salary information for calculating the cost savings related to innovation projects. (Note: The average hourly salary for CCD employees has been updated to $33/hr as of 2024)
• Virtual Workshop Tools Template(PPTX, 419KB) (PPT): A PowerPoint process improvement tool template for using Peak’s tools virtually 

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Peak Library

Browse the continuous improvement library below and email peakacademy@denvergov.org to check out a book. 

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Get the Book: PEAK Performance

In this fun, easy-to-read guide, Brian Elms and Governing Magazine staff writer J.B. Wogan deliver the basics, with:

• A surprisingly frank discussion about how hard it was to get the program off the ground
• A thoughtful exploration of both the challenges faced and the reasons why Peak ultimately succeeded
• A clear overview of Peak Academy training methods and tools (including yes, all those yellow stickies)
• Concrete examples of employee-driven innovations—many of which sound, in hind-sight, like $40,000 no-brainers, until you realize there are hundreds of similar and much-needed fixes in every workplace