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Blockchain 101:�Digital Trust

Presented by:

Noah Antisdel, MBA, PhD

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Why Blockchain Matters

Blockchain concepts directly impact your work and life.

data integrity, transparency, fraud prevention

Your background will help you apply the concepts.
You’ll learn with practical hands-on activities.
You’ll gain tools and insights you can apply now.

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Why blockchain matters and how this training will help you.

Get the audience interested and motivated by tapping into the principles of andragogy:

You need to know why it matters and how it solves real problems you face: Blockchain is reshaping how organizations verify truth, protect data, and build trust—skills that directly impact your work today and tomorrow.

Solves real problems: Secure data sharing without middlemen (e.g., fraud in finance).
Boosts your career: 23% of CFOs plan crypto adoption in treasury (Deloitte Q2 2025).
Personal impact: Protects your digital identity (e.g., voting, health records).

You bring valuable experience: Your background with systems, processes, and problem-solving will help you immediately understand and apply blockchain concepts.
You will control your learning and learn by doing: You’ll explore real use cases, hands-on examples, and choose how deeply you dive based on your goals and role.
Learning is immediately relevant: You will walk away with tools and insights you can apply in current projects, workflows, and strategic decisions.

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Learning Objectives

Identify key blockchain building blocks
Describe the blockchain process
Apply blockchain trust concepts to your life
Evaluate and critique blockchain use in your industries

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Defining Blockchain

A decentralized, immutable digital ledger

Decentralized

No single boss—shared across a network

Immutable

Once added, can't be altered

Digital Ledger

Electronic database of all transactions

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Quick Breakout Discussion

Pair up with a neighbor
Share a financial trust breach story

“My bank error erased a transaction”

Brainstorm how blockchain could prevent it

“Blockchain’s immutability would prevent that."

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Building Blocks

Blocks = Data ‘pages’ chained together
Hash = Unique fingerprint
Nodes = Network computers validating information
Consensus = Group agreement rules

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Process

Transaction proposed
Validated by nodes
Added to block
Hashed and chained
Distributed

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Strengths & Weaknesses

Blockchain Strengths	Blockchain Weaknesses
Enhanced Security	Scalability
Efficiency	Energy Use
Inclusivity	Regulation
Innovation	Adoption Curve

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The Strengths and Weaknesses of Blockchain

Strengths/Benefits (the wins):

Enhanced Security: Prevents up to 65% of fraud (2025 stats).
Efficiency: Automates trust (no endless emails).
Inclusivity: Empowers underserved (e.g., global remittances).
Innovation: Blockchain technology is rapidly evolving and improving with 3^rd and 4^th generation solutions.

Weaknesses (the hurdles)

Scalability: Slow for massive use (fixing in 2025+).
Energy Use: Proof-of-work guzzles power (but already shifting to greener energy – Bitcoin uses mostly renewable energy).
Regulation: Need to stay informed of evolving laws (Genius Act and Clarity Act in 2025).
Adoption Curve: Universal adoption across industries will take time, but the world is incentivized to learn and adopt quickly.

Question: How do you see the benefits outweighing the drawbacks?

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Assignment

Find an online article about how blockchain is being used in your field.
Write a critique explaining how this would / would not solve a real trust problem in your organization. Identify the building blocks and process used.
Post it to the discussion group. Then read, evaluate, and respond to two classmate posts.

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Questions/Comments?

Forum Link: www.onlineforum.com

My contact information: antisdelnoah@gmail.com

Thank you for your participation!

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