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1. Professional futurists often talk about "drivers of change" when making future 1 / 1 punto
forecasts. What's a driver of change?

A person who gets to decide what the future will be.

A major new technology, global trend or phenomenon that is likely to have

a big influence on what the future will be.

An action you can take today to change what the future will be.

Correcto
It's great that you know this key terminology. This week's quiz is all about
Blockchain... which most futurists today believe will be a significant driver
of change over the next decade.

2. What's the best way to describe what Blockchain technology is? 1 / 1 punto

A decentralized system of record-keeping, in which it is easier to

counterfeit or fake data because no one authority is in charge of
maintaining the record

A decentralized system of record-keeping, protected by a form of math

called crypotgraphy so that only experts in security and advanced
mathematics have access to the records

A decentralized system of record-keeping, protected by cryptography, that

creates trust because everyone connected to the system has a complete
copy of the record, preventing individuals from faking data or altering the
record

Correcto
Yes! This is why blockchain is often called "the Internet of trust".

3. The Blockchain forecast you read this week predicts that we will see three waves 1 / 1 punto
of innovation when it comes to blockchain over the next decade.

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Computing: The rise of a new global "stateful" computing platform that will be
highly automated and transparent, and replace Cloud computing

Currencies: The invention of new forms of money, or crypto-tokens, and many

new ways of exchanging and distributing money with fewer middle-men

Commons: Important physical resources and infrastructure start to be managed

by the crowd (ordinary people), instead of by the governments and corporations,
when blockchain computing is connected to the Internet of Things

What order are these 3 waves of innovation expected to occur in?

Computing, Currencies, Commons

Commons, Computing, Currencies

Currencies, Computing, Commons

Currencies, Commons, Computing

Correcto
As you know, the first wave of innovation is well underway! Important
experiments are already occurring in the second and third. Each wave of
innovation will create the foundation for the next.

4. Blockchain is an exciting but complicated driver of change. What jumps out at 1 / 1 punto
you this from this week's video or reading as being personally of interest to YOU
about blockchain? Is there a particular use for Blockchain, or a signal in the
report, or scenario that feels personally important to YOUR work or YOUR life?
Or is there one thing you'd like to learn more about the Blockchain, based on
what you learned this week?

There is no right or wrong answer here - whatever you share will count as a
correct response! Use this question as a chance to reflect on what you've
learned this week and make a personal connection to the material.

Todo bien

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