Over the past couple years we’ve all heard about Blockchain, like most people I immediately think of the cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

This article, from the team at Harvard Business Review, discusses the platform in depth, how it should be considered a Foundational Technology and could be deployed across different spheres of business to re-shape and help drive the broader economy. They consider the technological impact and societal impact of Foundational Technologies being deployed, including the challenges and opportunities that it brings.

https://hbr.org/2017/01/the-truth-about-blockchain?utm_campaign=HBR&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social

Thank you to Harvard Business School Professors Marco Iansiti and Karim R. Lakhani for developing the article.