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

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: Don Tapscott
Publisher: Barlow Publishing
Published: 11/01/2021
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 6.30h x 8.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781988025735

About the Author
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. He is the co-founder and executive chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute, conducting the definitive investigation into enterprise applications of distributed ledger technologies and the trivergence of blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things. Don is a member of the Order of Canada. and was ranked the second most influential Management Thinker and the top Digital Thinker in the world by Thinker