Public Research Hub
Welcome to the Public Research Hub
This page has been set up for you to view our publicly available research.
I trust you will find these resources enlightening, thought-provoking and valuable. I look forward to speaking with you further about your involvement in this initiative and hope to welcome you as a member in the near future.
Don Tapscott
BRI Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Case Studies
Food Traceability on Blockchain:
Walmart’s Pork and Mango Pilots with IBM
Reshma Kamath, September 2017
Additive Manufacturing and Blockchain: MOOG Creating Efficient Global Supply Chains
Prema Shrikrishna and Vineet Narula, September 2017
Foxconn 4.0:
How Blockchain Can Handle the World’s Most Complicated Supply Chain
Nolan Bauerle, October 2017
Blockchain at our Borers:
US Customs and Border Protection Explores Blockchain
Alan D. Cohn, November 2017
Halls of Fame and Blockchain:
Votem’s Blockchain Solution in the Electoral Process
Bill Gillies, November 2017
Medical and Biopharma Research:
Managing Genetic and Health Data on Blockchain
Michael Scott, December 2017
Agriculture on the Blockchain:
Sustainable Solutions for Food, Farmers, and Financing
Henry Kim and Marek Laskowski, December 2017
SLOCK.IT:
Enabling IoT and the Universal Sharing Network
Alan Majer, December 2017
Diamonds on the Blockchain:
Building a Global Digital Ledger for Valuable Assets
Anthony D. Williams, December 2017
The Future of Retail Payments:
How Merchants are Adapting to the Age of Crypto
Abhishek Punia, January 2018
The Future of Travel:
How Winding Tree is Using Blockchain to Transform Business
Mayank, February 2018
Business Licensing:
Governance for Government Blockchains
Alan Wunsche, March 2018
Social Media on the Blockchain:
AKASHA and Censorship-Resistant Communications
Hilary Carter, April 2018
Belt and Road Blockchain Consortium:
Building Digital Trust for Cross Border Trade
Prema Shrikrishna and Vineet Narula, May 2018
Utility Settlement Coin:
The Need for Digital Currencies in Banking
Massimo Morini, May 2018
Consolidating Multiple Ledgers With Blockchain:
A Single Ledger for Government of Canada Accounts
Anthony Williams, November 2018
How Blockchain Can Help Regulators:
A Case for Piloting Government Agency Projects
Alan Majer, December 2018
India’s Land Registry and Blockchain:
How Blockchain Instils Trust in Haryana India
Anthony Williams, December 2018
Blockchain for Smart City Infrastructure:
The Case of Dubai
Alastair Marke, February 2019
Ride Sharing on the Blockchain:
Eva’s Community-Based Model to Create Value
Vineet Narula, February 2019
Certifying Copyright in Canada on Blockchain:
How the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Can Prepare for the Future
Davide Cargnello and Matt Jackson, March 2019
Using Blockchain to Power the 5G Bypass:
The Disruptive Potential of Mesh Networks
Charlie Morris and Dieter Fishbein, May 2019
Cryptocurrency For Ohio Tax Payments:
The Buckeye State’s Bold Initiative
Alastair Marke, May 2019
KODAKOne:
Changing the Still Image Marketplace on the Blockchain
Robert Klein, June 2019
Transforming Plastic Pollution Using Blockchain:
Toward a World Without Single-Use Plastic Packaging Waste
Michael Peshkam, August 2019
Whitepapers
Blockchain and the CMO:
The Next Era of Marketing
Jeremy Epstein, September 2017
The Token Economy:
When Money Becomes Programmable
Michael J. Casey, September 2017
Blockchain Takes Off:
How DLT Will Transform Airlines
Chami Akmeemana, October 2017
Building a Framework for Blockchain Adoption:
What CEOs Should Know
Irving Wladawsky-Berger, October 2017
Managing Blockchain Transparency:
Strategies for a Private/Open World
Andreas Park, November 2017
How Blockchain is Transforming Creative Industries:
Copyright and Rights Management on Blockchain
Marcus O’Dair, November 2017
The Ledger of Every Thing:
What Blockchain Can Do for the IoT
Dominique Guinard, November 2017
Quantum-Proofing the Blockchain
Vlad Gheorghui, Sergey Gorbunov, Michele Mosca, and Bill Munson, November 2017
Introducing Asset Chains:
The Blockchain Enabled Future of Supply Chains
Tom Serres and Bettina Warburg, November 2017
Winning Strategies for Smart Contracts:
Nick Szabo, December 2017
The Convergence of Big Data and Blockchain:
Disrupting the Business of Data Analytics
Mark van Rijmenam, December 2017
Distributed Connectivity:
The Blockchain Enabled Future of Telecom
Christian Keil, December 2017
Reinventing Healthcare on the Blockchain:
Toward a New Era in Precision Medicine
Axel Schumacher, January 2018
The Networked Hotbeds of Blockchain:
Global Hubs for the Internet’s Second Era
Don Tapscott, Hilary Carter, and Jill Rundle, January 2018
The Nine Disruptions:
A New Social Contract for the Digital Economy
Don Tapscott, January 2018
Reinventing International Clearing and Settlement:
How DLT Could Transform Global Payments
Bob Tapscott, January 2018
Distributed and Collaborative Marketplaces:
Blockchain Serving the Unbanked
Rachel W. Robinson, January 2018
Blockchain and the Global CIO:
How DLT Will Transform Enterprise Architecture
Oliver Bussmann, January 2018
Patents and blockchain Innovation:
Strategic Approaches to Intellectual Property
Thomas M. Isaacson, January 2018
Blockchain and the CHRO:
Transforming the HR Function and Talent Market
Andy Spence, January 2018
Blockchain, The Emerging Platform for Manufacturing 4.0:
Major Use Cases and Challenges
Dr. Stefan Hopf, January 2018
Blockchain For Planetary Stewardship:
Using DLT to Fight Climate Disruption
Tom Baumann, January 2018
Standardized and Decentralized:
Rethinking the Blockchain Technology Stack
Christian Keil, February 2018
Financing Open Blockchain Ecosystems:
Toward Compliance and Innovation in ICOs
COALA, March 2018
Regulatory Framework for Token Sales:
Laws and Regulations Across Jurisdictions
COALA, April 2018
The Lion, the Unicorn and the Crown:
Balancing Regulation and Blockchain Innovation
Joel Telpner, May 2018
Blockchain Revolution in Higher Education:
Preparing for Disruption, Leading the Transformation
Don Tapscott, May 2018
Governance of Blockchain Systems:
Governance of and by Distributed Infrastructure
COALA, June 2018
Distributed Power:
How Blockchain Will Transform Energy Markets
Lawrence Orsini, October 2018
Saving the Web:
How Blockchain Can Secure the Future of the Digital Age
Don Tapscott and Christian Keil, November 2018
Blockchain and the Chief Strategy Officer:
How DLT Will Transform Strategy Design and Delivery
Brightline Initiative and the BRI, July 2019
Blockchain In Global Trade:
Revitalizing International Commerce in the Digital Era
Deloitte Inc., April 2019
Distributed Artificial Intelligence:
Blockchain as an Operating Platform for AI
Anjan Vinod and Don Tapscott, March 2019
Blockchain Revolution in Higher Education and Lifelong Learning:
Preparing for Disruption, Leading the Transformation
Don Tapscott, Alex Kaplan and IBM, April 2019
Blockchain and the Project Management Office:
A Distributed Platform for Strategy Delivery
Anthony Williams and Brightline Initiative, April 2019
Blockchain, Exchanges and Regulation:
Exploring the Impact of Decentralized Asset Management
Chase Smith, May 2019
Blockchain Identity Services:
Technical Benchmark of Existing Blockchain-Based Identity Systems
COALA, July 2019
Non-Fungible Tokens:
Transforming the Worlds of Assets, Gaming, and Collectibles
Alan Majer, August 2019
Journey to Blockchain:
A Non-Technologist’s Guide to the Internet of Value
Hilary Carter, September 2019
Issued Patents on Blockchain Innovation:
Strategic Approaches to Intellectual Property Claims
Thomas M. Isaacson, August 2019
Autonomous Vehicles and Blockchain:
How a DLT System Could Fund the Next Generation of Transportation Infrastructure
David Mirynech, August 2019
