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Breakthrough by Design Podcast

We believe that everyone has the potential to get to breakthrough, but it requires a different way of thinking to make positive change.

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Breakthrough Blueprint: Building Innovation from Chaos with Katrina Stevens

What if failure isn’t a setback, but a blueprint for breakthrough? Katrina Stevens, President & CEO of The Tech Interactive, joins Kim Christfort to reveal how messy experimentation—whether in classrooms or cutting-edge science centers—fuels real innovation. Dive into stories of marshmallow challenges, cardboard creations, and the power of play. Learn how tech tools, tactile experiences, and authentic storytelling help learners of all backgrounds become confident creators and problem solvers.

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As the chief innovation leader for Deloitte’s Executive Accelerators, Kim specializes in helping executives, teams, and organizations get to breakthroughs. Recognizing that companies are often held back not by technical challenges, but rather human ones, she’s dedicated her career to exploring the intersection of human behavior, societal dynamics, emerging trends, and business strategy.

As part of this mission, she spearheads the Deloitte Greenhouse Experience, a group that diagnoses why groups get stuck, crafts methods to unlock opportunities, and designs and facilitates immersive team experiences to create lasting, positive impact. Kim recently co-authored The Breakthrough Manifesto: 10 Principles to Spark Transformative Innovation, offering research, behavioral science, stories from the field and practical strategies for achieving breakthrough. She is also the architect and global leader of Deloitte’s proprietary working style system Business Chemistry, used by more than 800,000 people around the world, coauthor of the book Business Chemistry: Practical Magic for Crafting Powerful Work Relationships and a Harvard Business Review cover story on Business Chemistry. She is a frequent speaker, facilitator, and coach for global businesses.

Kim lives in California, where she enjoys time with family and friends, particularly outdoors in the state’s lovely open spaces.

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