Blockchain Awareness

This program focuses on transformational leaders, blockchain leads, organizational designers, business developers, innovation managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, trainers, IT architects, policy makers, researchers and finance, legal, fiscal, facility and HR professionals.

• awareness that with technology we also have to adapt the organizational model
• gain knowledge about Blockchain Organizing
• exchange experience which uses cases are useful
• get in touch with other interested professionals to work together afterwards
• get an idea of what Blockchain Organizing can mean for your position, organization and network
• get more information about the Weconomics organizational model, knowledge infrastructure and transition program

09:00- 09:30 hours | Introduction and context

• Digital transformation
• Using new organizational models with new technology
• Are we aware that technology alone does not do enough?

09:30-10:30 hours | Blockchain basics technique

• Blockchain basics
• What can you use it for and what should not
• Tokens, coins, cryptocurrencies en ICO’s
• Different blockchains
• Blockchain concepts

10:30-11:00 am | Why Blockchain?

• Blockchain: next phase and extra layer on the internet
• The organization of trust
• New begins with letting go of old
• Perspective on New Organizing
• What organizational problems can we solve with it?

11:00-11:15 am | Coffee and tea break

11:15-12:00 hours | Blockchain in practice

• Domain: fintech, organization of work, government and supply chain etc.
• Function: identity management, documents, smart contracts
• Other applications
• Possibilities: exploiting strategy and opportunities of blockchain
• What does it mean for your business model?
• Group work and discuss use cases participants

12:00-12:30 pm | Consequences for you

• Consequences for your role, function, organization and network
• Blockchain projects (setting up)
• Next step in transition programme
• Knowledge Centre blockchain organisation (BLOCK)

12:30-13:00 hours | Use cases and questions

• Which cases do you see for your organization, customers or network?
• Questions and completion

BCL, Blockchain Lead

Trainer: Paul Bessems

Paul is an international speaker, blockchain consultant and (co-)author of more than ten management books. He has more than 25 years of experience in designing and developing new organizational forms that better align with new organizational technologies such as blockchain. He is an expert in Blockchain Organizing. He helps organizations with the transition: 'From company to network organization' and with the question: 'What does Blockchain Organizing mean, how can I use it (and how not) and how can we get started with it?