Platform Revolution Blockchain Technology as the Operating System of the Digital Age

by Tapscott, Don

• ISBN13: 9781988025735
• ISBN10: 1988025737
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2021-11-01
• Publisher: Barlow Publishing

Summary

The first era of the digital age spanned mainframes, minicomputers, the personal computer, the Internet, the World Wide Web, social media, mobility, the cloud, and big data. We’re now entering a second era where digital technologies permeate everything. Such inventions as machine learning, robotics, drones, software robots or “bots,” process automation, and additive manufacturing are accelerating new types of platforms on which to build digital engines of the global economy. This second era has weighty implications for enterprise strategy and architecture. New business models will disrupt most industries and provide platforms for innovation for decades to come. This book looks at blockchain technologies as foundational to the governance and widespread adoption of these innovations—digital identities, data analytics, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, autonomous vehicles, distributed energy infrastructure, and quantum computing. Every organization can finally become a truly digital entity if its leaders are prepared. This book is designed to prepare them for the waves of creative destruction ahead.

Author Biography

Don Tapscott is one of the world’s leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society. He has authored 16 books, including Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything, which has been translated into over 25 languages. Don’s most recent book was co-authored with his son, Alex Tapscott. Blockchain Revolution Harvard Business School’s Clay Christensen said it is “the book, literally, on how to survive and thrive in this next wave of technology-driven disruption.” Don is ranked the 2nd most influential Management Thinker and the top Digital Thinker in the world.