26. “the internet democratises
access to information; the
blockchain democratises
access to truth” - Peter Todd
truth or lie, it cannot be taken back or changed
27. The only thing the Bitcoin Blockchain can do:
...Is to prevent double spending
By keeping a registry of all transactions in a transparent and immutable ledger
All other applications of blockchain require significant work...
28. So there are countless alternatives in the making
32. "DLT - Distributed Ledger Technology"
• Permissioned blockchains
• Rights/access structure
• not completely transparent
• Only accessible to a few
• No built-in currencies
47. Where Blockchain’s strength is its weakness
Only to count the votes
Better transparency
No way to manipulate
Scanning a QR-code that does not contain
private information but a salted hash
If the vote is to remain anonymous, this
blockchain experiment does not satisfy
Because the QR-code contains data that can be
used to trace the vote back to a individual if the
salt is discovered/revealed
Because the data stays on the blockchain for at
least a year
48. “If a business problem is
yours — and yours alone —
blockchain may
not be the remedy you’re
looking for.” - IBM
52. Getting to work...
● In what way is your organisation an intermediary
● In what way can your roganisation be a smart contract?
● How much of my business model is based on data ownership?
● Which processes lack trust? How can we add trust?
● Which processes are rife with conflict/complications?
● Who is already “blockchaining” my business?
53. What (market) leaders do:
● Experiment
● Public / private partnerships
● Work with startups
● Have skin in the game
● Start on the internet and user-centric, not with the current organisation
● Ask the hard questions in a supporting way, prevent red flags