Don Tapscott is the best-selling author of Blockchain Revolution. He is also CEO of The Tapscott Group.
Some of his positions and accomplishments include:
– Associate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University
– Senior Advisor, World Economic Forum
– Chancellor, Trent University
– Member of the Order of Canada (the second highest honor for Canadian citizens)
– Ranked the 4th most influential management thinker in the world by Thinkers50.
– Adjunct Professor at the Rotman School of Management
– Co-Founder of the Blockchain Research Institute
In this short episode, we discuss:
– How Don, a psychology major, ended up becoming one of the world’s foremost thought leaders on Technology
– We go over some of the seventy projects currently being worked on at the Blockchain Research Institute
– We also talk about Don’s son – Alex Tapscott – an investment banker turned “Blockchain guru,” and the projects he is working on
SHOW NOTES
[00:59] – Who is Don Tapscott and how did he end up being one of the top thought leaders in Tech and Blockchain?
[06:32] – How Don stumbled across Bitcoin and Blockchain
[09:44] – Launching the Blockchain Research Institute, CarbonX, NextBlock Global, and a Canadian Blockchain Center of Excellence
[12:43] – Did Don’s report cause Ethereum to appreciate by $10 billion?
[15:18] – Blockchain and the “Democracy Crisis”
[16:36] – Some of the numerous (70) projects Don and his team are working on
[20:07] – Breaking down the Blockchain Research Institute model
[22:05] – Breaking down CarbonX
[27:05] – Don Tapscott’s biggest challenge (it’s not what you think)
[29:50] – How to get in touch with Don
[30:00] – Conclusion
RESOURCES DISCUSSED
Click here for all of Don’s books:
– Blockchain Revolution
– Paradigm Shift
– The Digital Economy
– Who Knows
– Growing Up Digital
– Digital Capital
– The Naked Corporation
– Wikinomics
– Macrowikinomics
– Don Tapscott’s Ted Talk
– IMF and Blockchain (2016 PDF report)
– Blockchain Research Institute
– Carbon X
– WeiFund
CONTACT INFORMATION
– Don Tapscott website
– Don Tapscott Twitter handle: @dtapscott
