Spouse(s) Ana Lopes Role Author Name Don Tapscott | Website DonTapscott.com Children 2 | |
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Born June 1, 1947 (age 76) ( 1947-06-01 ) Toronto, Ontario, Canada Occupation CEO, Tapscott Group
Chairman and Founder, Global Solution Networks Education Trent University, University of Alberta People also search for Anthony D. Williams, David Ticoll, Alex Lowy, Ravi Kalakota, Marcia Robinson, Johannes J. Martin Books Wikinomics: How Mass Collabora, Growing Up Digital: The Rise, The Digital Economy: Promise, Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business, Digital Capital: Harnessi Profiles | ||
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Don Tapscott is a Canadian business executive, author, consultant and speaker, who specializes in business strategy, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society. He is the CEO of The Tapscott Group, and is the co-founder, with his son Alex Tapscott, of the Blockchain Research Institute. He is an Adjunct Professor at the Rotman School of Management, an Associate of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, and Chancellor of Trent University.
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- Devcon1 how blockchain technology can help us achieve prosperity don tapscott
- Don tapscott author of grown up digital meet the net generation
- Early life and education
- Career
- Personal life
- Awards and recognition
- References
Tapscott’s books include: Paradigm Shift (1992); The Digital Economy (1996); Growing Up Digital (1998); Digital Capital (2000); The Naked Corporation (2003); Grown Up Digital (2008); and Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Underlying Bitcoin is Changing Business, Money and the World (2016).
In 2015 Tapscott was ranked the 4th most influential management thinker in the world by Thinkers50. He was appointed to the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, on Feb. 12, 2016.
Don tapscott author of grown up digital meet the net generation
Early life and education
Tapscott was born in Toronto and lived as a teen in Orillia, Ontario, where he was a part of the first graduating class of Park Street Collegiate Institute.
Tapscott holds a B.Sc. in psychology and statistics and an M.Ed. specializing in research methodology from Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario,. While earning his Master's of Education at the University of Alberta, he ran for mayor of Edmonton in the 1977 municipal election, on behalf of the Revolutionary Workers' League.
Career
Tapscott has authored or co-authored fifteen books on the application of technology in business and society. Macrowikinomic: New Solutions for a Connected Planet (revised paperback, 2012), co-authored by Anthony D. Williams, was originally released in September 2010. Macrowikinomics has been recognized by the 2012 Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, and 2010 Financial Times Best Book nominations. His 2006 book, Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (2006), co-authored by Anthony D. Williams, was an international bestseller, was number one on the 2007 management book charts and has been translated into more than 20 different languages.
In 2012, Tapscott opened TEDGlobal in Edinburgh, where his talk, Four Principles for the Open World, was viewed online by more than 950,000 people. His 2016 TED Talk, How the Blockchain is Changing Money and Business, has been viewed over 1.6 million times.
As of 2017, Tapscott is involved in cross-industry groups attempting to advance solutions to governance issues in the emerging blockchain industry.
Personal life
Tapscott is married to Ana Paula Lopes a social innovator, speaker and entrepreneur. They have two adult children and live in Toronto.
Tapscott is a member of the local Toronto band, Men in Suits. The group plays for philanthropic causes and has donated over $1 million to charities.
Awards and recognition
Tapscott holds three honorary degrees—Doctor of Laws (honoris causa)—granted by the University of Alberta in 2001, Trent University in 2006, and McMaster University in 2010.