89. Cutting Through the Hype of Blockchain | with Keith Nichols

When we had a whole show highlighting blockchain last year, the hype around it was sky-high. It was supposed to transform our profession and, in fact, many professions. It seemed like there was no problem that couldn’t potentially be solved through the use of blockchain technology. Now, things have cooled off a bit, but people in our profession are still very interested in how blockchain might transform what we do.Keith Nichols, General Manager for small to mid-size firms with Thomson Reuters, is one of them. Keith was previously Thomson Reuters’ managing director for government, which meant he had significant say in the global strategy and business operations of the government practice with the Tax and Accounting business at Thomson Reuters. That meant he was recognizing blockchain’s potential to disrupt things like governmental tax transactions, land registries, and things like that. He’s been watching this technology for a while now, and he has some pretty interesting insights into the real potential of blockchain and how it might impact this profession and our society once the disillusionment wears out.To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit blionline.org/blog.Resources:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/nicholskeith/Read: Gartner Hype CycleRead: "Get ready for a massive “block” party"Start mastering these Future-Ready skills now by visiting MACPA.org/future-learning-frameworkFuture-Proof is a production of Crate Media