Blockchain

How Blockchain Is Transforming Health Records

October 2, 2018

Electronic health records are a pain point across the healthcare industry — from maintaining privacy to filling out paperwork every time you visit a doctor or transfer records when you move cities or doctors. Read how several organizations are now turning to blockchain-based electronic health records to streamline the sharing of medical records in a secure way, protect data from hackers and give patients more control over their information.

Cryptocurrency

The Future of Initial Coin Offerings

August 2, 2018

While blockchain and cryptocurrencies are dramatically reshaping global commerce, government intervention is sowing confusion and uncertainty regarding the future of these digital forms of exchange. Regulations are inevitable, but what should backers and investors do in the current climate to stay on the right side of the law?

Blockchain

How Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Are Transforming the Auto Industry

June 28, 2018

Take a look at how some auto giants intend to use cryptocurrency technology to drive innovation. It’s not in the payment model aspect you may be thinking but instead as a means for cars to communicate with each other whilst on the road.

Blockchain

How Blockchain Technology Is Upending These Five Industries

June 6, 2018

Blockchain has been referred to as the most important technological innovation since the internet. Delving beyond obvious use-cases (such as enabling cryptocurrency transactions and smart contracts), explore the unexpected and practical applications of blockchain in five major industries and see the impact it has on each one.

Blockchain

Can Blockchain Improve U.S. Elections?

May 30, 2018

In a first of its kind, West Virginia will become the first state to allow digital voting by blockchain. If this pilot is successful, could it be the key to solving current barriers to voting such as mobile-impaired seniors or workers who can’t take leave on election day? What impact would this have on future elections?

Professional Skills

Future-Proofing: Becoming Shockproof with Resiliency

November 15, 2017

By Ari Lightman, Carnegie Mellon University
At any moment, any company can take a hit that might impede its ability to produce and sell its goods or services, in other words, it might be disrupted. When this happens, the company’s resiliency is put to the test.