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Nov 21, 2019 - Insurance is a significant industry worldwide: in 2017, total global gross written premiums tallied $4.8 trillion. In this white paper, Henry Kim and Muhammad Izhar Mehar of the Schulich School of Business offer clear guidance for evaluating potential blockchain use cases in commercial insurance. They take a “first principles” approach rooted in historical and economic perspectives and provide a more scientific framework for comparisons. It is a practical work for professionals responsible for sizing up the potential of distributed ledger technology in the insurance industry.

Blockchain and the Chief Strategy Officer

Kirsten D. Sandberg, Ricardo Viana Vargas, Edivandro Carlos Conforto, Tahirou Assane Oumarou

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-and-the-chief-strategy-officer/

Jul 19, 2019 - This research looks at blockchain technology’s impact on enterprise strategy and the role of the chief strategy officer. It discusses new elements of strategic design and delivery—shared ledgers, smart contracts, and tokenized assets—and develops the concept of strategic liquidity, the degree to which an enterprise can maneuver in a competitive environment and dynamically reallocate resources and access capabilities. It frames implementation challenges as areas for further research and opportunities to participate in blockchain standards development. Finally, it suggests ways for companies to cultivate blockchain knowledge and expertise...

Keyword: Amazon.com, BNP Paribas, Brightline Initiative, Chained Finance, cryptoeconomics, FedEx, Fujitsu, HSBC, Hyperledger, management, Mattereum, Overstock, prediction market, SDG 12, Sweetbridge, York University

Blockchain Revolution in Higher Education

Don Tapscott

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-revolution-in-higher-education/

May 25, 2018 - This project explores how blockchain is transforming education with a focus on higher ed—vocational schools, community colleges, universities, and corporate training and development—from establishing student identity, protecting their privacy, financing their coursework, measuring their progress, and recording their credentials of achievement through open data exchange protocols. The development of microcredentialing capabilities, pay-as-you-learn funding models, and massively open online courses, plus the co-creation of open educational resources, are making the meta-university and lifelong learning affordable and accessible for more stu...

Keyword: academic record, BlockCerts, edtech, education, Learning Is Earning 2026, MIT Media Lab, MOOC, OER, OpenBadges, SDG 10, SDG 4, SDG 5, Sony Global Education, student ID, T&D

Blockchain Revolution in Education and Lifelong Learning

Don Tapscott, Alex Kaplan

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-revolution-in-education-and-lifelong-learning/

Apr 22, 2019 - Updated in collaboration with the IBM Institute for Business Value, this project explores how blockchain is transforming education with an emphasis on lifelong learning and the reskilling of the workforce. It covers not just traditional educational institutions but also corporate training and development, where innovators are using blockchain to establish student identity, protect privacy, finance coursework, measure progress, and record badges of achievement and skills mastery. The implementation of microcredentialing capabilities, pay-as-you-learn funding models, and massively open online courses, plus the co-creation of open educational re...

Keyword: BlockCerts, Credly, Degreed, edtech, education, IBM, IMS Global Learning Consortium, learning pathways, MIT Media Lab, MOOC, OER, open data exchange protocols, OpenBadges, SDG 10, SDG 4, SDG 5, Sovrin Alliance, student ID, T&D

Patterns from the Past

Christian Keil

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/patterns-from-the-past/

Aug 30, 2019 - This is the first half of Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World. It establishes the context for distrust in technology. We might assume that our current challenges with blockchain innovations are unique. But every generation of inventive entrepreneurs has faced push-back from a species that doesn’t easily embrace change. After reviewing the history of initially terrifying inventions—from electricity and elevators to artificial intelligence and Airbnb—the author distills the lessons relevant to the building consumer trust needed for broad consumer adoption of blockchain technologies.

Keyword: Amazon, case method, Chicago World’s Fair, Facebook, Google, Henry Ford, law & regulation, market bubble, myth, Netscape, Otis Elevator, SDG 16, SDG 9, technology, Thomas Edison

Declaration of Interdependence

Don Tapscott

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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/declaration-of-interdependence/

Jan 16, 2018 - This manifesto for change calls for a new social contract, one that redefines the relationship between individuals in society and the institutions they have created to self-govern. It looks at the four drivers of this change—the Fourth Industrial Revolution, globalization of ideas and the economy, climate change, and demographic shifts due to war, drought, and oppression. It identifies such global disruptions as structural unemployment and inequality; failing education, healthcare, and research and development; human rights violations; and a biosphere in crisis. It identifies the four core change makers—the private sector, the state, civi...

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