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Dear Colleagues,
Blockchain technology is predicted to disrupt industries,
economies, and societies. The properties of distributed ledgers
allow the creation of immutable data structures that facilitate
shared access in real time and enable a plethora of innovative
applications. However, blockchain is not a uniform technology, but
rather a bundle of evolving components whose implications are
notoriously hard to predict. At present, it is not clear how
current trends will evolve, with technical evolution, legislation,
and public policy being three contingency factors that make
ongoing disruptive transformations particularly hard to predict.
In light of blockchain’s potentially disruptive impact, it is
surprising that scenario analysis has hitherto been largely
ignored in academic research. In a recent publication in Future
Internet, I therefore outline the potentials of this technique to
produce blockchain research that is both academically rigorous and
relevant to the industry.
In this call for papers, I look for academic research that applies
scenario analysis to thoroughly investigate the impact of
blockchain technologies and the relevance of potential contingency
factors. Furthermore, I encourage the investigation of how the
respective components of blockchain technologies as well as the
surrounding business and legal frameworks might evolve and what
the consequences would be. The focus of this Special Issue is the
exploration of diverse scenarios that might arise from blockchain
technologies, and not on the identification of the most likely
development. Furthermore, I am especially looking for research
that deals with “what if” questions and outlines disruptive
developments.
From a methodological perspective, both quantitative and qualitative approaches are welcome. The research design has to be rigorous and can include the application of various methods simultaneously (i.e., mixed-method approach). Scenario analysis does not hinge on a specific method but allows the combination of different approaches. I encourage its application to generate blockchain papers that are creative, inspiring, and thought-provoking.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
• Future developments of core blockchain technologies
• Use cases that can be created with blockchain technologies and
how their successful deployment depends on external factors
• Extreme scenarios (both positive and negative) that may arise
from the use of blockchain technologies
• Potential impact of blockchain on business/economy/society
• Identification of contingency factors that enable or hinder the
acceptance and adoption of blockchain technologies
Prof. Dr. Horst Treiblmaier
Guest Editor
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 May 2022
Special Issue Information
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/Scenarios_Blockchain
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Future Internet | Special Issue : Scenarios for the Further
Development and Impact of Blockchain
Technologies
<https://www.mdpi.com/journal/futureinternet/special_issues/Scenarios_Blockchain>
Dear Colleagues, Blockchain technology is predicted to disrupt
industries, economies, and societies. The properties of
distributed ledgers allow the creation of immutable data
structures that facilitate shared access in real time and enable a
plethora of innovative applications.
www.mdpi.com
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