Blockchain and other Emerging Technologies

About The Training

Introduction

This Aldrich Center of Excellence on Blockchain and other Emerging Technologies is designed to equip you with the knowledge needed to provide high-level strategic guidance to your management team on digital trends for the coming year. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of the importance and potential impact of various emerging technologies, allowing you to confidently engage in discussions about their effects with colleagues across your organization. The training course will also highlight the commercial, organizational, managerial, and personal opportunities that these technologies present.

By the end of the course, you will have a clear understanding of both the challenges and the opportunities these technologies offer, all without getting overwhelmed by technical jargon. You will be prepared to contribute to conversations about Blockchain and other emerging technologies with everyone from senior executives to technical experts—and perhaps even impress your friends and family with your newfound insights.

Key topics covered in this Blockchain and other Emerging Technologies training course include:

  • Blockchain and cryptocurrencies
  • Blockchain and smart contracts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Automation
  • The role of social media

Objectives

By the end of this Blockchain and other Emerging Technologies training course, you will be able to:

  • Gain a general understanding of how each technology operates
  • Apply this knowledge within the context of your business
  • Communicate the implications of new technologies to your colleagues
  • Assess the potential future effects of digital technologies

Training Methodology

This Aldrich Center of Excellence course in Blockchain and Other Emerging Technology will contain an engaging mix of core content, inspiring case studies, and group work affording the opportunity to relate the content to your own business and also to learn from other course participants.


Organizational Impact

Your organization will gain essential insights and expertise into the technological transformation influencing all aspects of contemporary life, such as:

  • A strategic grasp of emerging opportunities and potential risks
  • Practical tactics for responding to current challenges
  • Innovative managerial approaches to support adaptation
  • Ways to evolve corporate culture to suit a connected workforce
  • Strategies to enhance employee engagement and retention
  • Approaches to attract and retain top talent

Who Should Attend?

This Blockchain and other Emerging Technologies training course will greatly benefit:

  • Developers working in IT sector
  • Anyone in work whose future will be affected by digital technologies – which means anyone!
  • Those who have a responsibility to their organisations to identify the opportunities and threats represented by digital technology

In addition, this training course will be of great interest to those people involve on: 

  • HR
  • Marketing
  • Technology
  • Line Management
  • Communications

What will you learn?

  • Familiarity with the terminology and concepts associated with emerging technologies
  • Understanding of the tools themselves and why they have such a significant impact
  • A forward-looking perspective on how technology will shape your sector's future
  • The ability to leverage online networks for staying informed and building influence
  • Awareness of potential future career opportunities
  • Preparedness to address the career risks posed by automation and AI integration

Course Outline

Day One: The Changing Technology Landscape

  • Increasing Speed of Change and How to Respond to It
  • Vastly Expanded Range of Possibilities – How to choose?
  • The Core Technologies – An Overview
  • Case Studies of their Effective Application
  • Group Work Discussing Where You and Your Organization are Currently

Day Two: Digging into the Technologies and their Impact

Day Three: The Challenges – Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence

Day Four: The Challenges – Social Media and Big Data

Day Five: The Future

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