by Alison McCauley | Released July 2019 | ISBN: 9781098114916

Imagine it's 1994 and the dawn of the internet. In many ways, it is. A growing army of pioneers is once again laying the rails for a new digital world. Like the first digital revolution, this one will also transform the way we live, work and play. It will disrupt entrenched industries. And shatter conventional business models. With so much at stake, how do you prepare?Unblocked takes you past the hype and insider speak to show you what blockchains are and how they're poised to change our world. Blockchains are more than flexible multi-tools that hold promise to solve our most pressing digital problems including privacy risks, hacks, data misuse, fakes and fraud. Along with a family of related technologies, they are a social movement that offers an abundance of opportunity for those who know how to leverage them. Unblocked explains:Why ignoring this technology exposes you to competitive disruptionWhat's coming in this next era—no technical background requiredHow to prepare your organization to respond to the coming shift Show and hide more

1. Opening Credits 00:00:17
2. Preface: The Elephant in the Room 00:03:29
3. Introduction: Dawn, Rising 00:13:28
4. Chapter 1: Kindling, Meet Match 00:13:12
5. Chapter 2: Catching Fire 00:21:38
6. Chapter 3: What Is a Blockchain? 00:26:58
7. Chapter 4: The Genesis of the Unblocked Customer 00:27:30
8. Chapter 5: Tortoise or Hare? 00:31:44
9. Chapter 6: More Value 00:48:40
10. Chapter 7: Deeper Transparency 00:46:00
11. Chapter 8: Fair Compensation 00:41:59
12. Chapter 9: Aligned Incentives 1:08:54
13. Chapter 10: Bigger Data 00:57:58
14. Chapter 11: New Models 00:39:50
15. Chapter 12: Where to Begin 00:39:33
16. Chapter 13: Corporate Investing in Blockchains 00:12:27
17. Chapter 14: The Big Small Print 00:07:50
18. Chapter 15: Bringing It All Together 00:07:14
19. Afterword: The Opportunity and the Hope Are Human 00:06:07
20. Acknowledgments 00:02:10
21. Closing Credits 00:00:31
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