Don Tapscott (born June 1, 1947) is a

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, consultant and speaker, who specializes in

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, organizational transformation and the role of technology in business and society. He is the CEO of the Tapscott Group and the co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute. He is the former Chancellor of his alma mater

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, and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Technology and Operations Management at

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Business School.

Career

Tapscott has authored or co-authored sixteen books on the application of technology in business and society. 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 20 different languages. Tapscott lives in

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. He is the former Chancellor of his alma mater

, and is currently an Adjunct Professor of Technology and Operations Management at

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. While earning this degree at the

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, he ran for mayor of

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in the 1977 municipal election on behalf of the Revolutionary Workers' League.

Awards and recognition

Tapscott holds three honorary degrees—

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s (''honoris causa'')—granted by the

in 2001,

in 2006, and

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in 2010. He was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 2015."Four Nova Scotians among Order of Canada honourees"
'' The Chronicle-Herald'', July 1, 2015.

Bibliography

* Don Tapscott, Del Henderson, Morley Greenberg, ''Planning for Integrated Office Systems: A Strategic Approach'', Carswell Legal Pubns, 1984. . * Don Tapscott, Del Henderson, Morley Greenberg, ''Office Automation: A User-Driven Method'', Springer, 1985. . * Don Tapscott, Art Caston, ''Paradigm Shift: The New Promise of Information Technology'', McGraw-Hill Companies, 1992. . * Don Tapscott, Ann Cavoukian, ''Who Knows: Safeguarding Your Privacy in a Networked World'', McGraw-Hill, 1997. . * Don Tapscott, ''The Digital Economy: Promise and Peril In The Age of Networked Intelligence'', McGraw-Hill, 1997. . * Don Tapscott, ''Growing Up Digital: The Rise of the Net Generation'', McGraw-Hill, 1999. . * Don Tapscott, David Ticoll, Alex Lowy, ''Blueprint to the Digital Economy: Creating Wealth in the Era of E-Business'', McGraw-Hill, 1999. . * Don Tapscott, ''Creating Value in the Network Economy'', Harvard Business Press, 1999. . * Don Tapscott, David Ticoll, Alex Lowy, ''Digital Capital: Harnessing the Power of Business Webs'', Harvard Business Press, 2000. . * Don Tapscott, David Ticoll, ''The Naked Corporation: How the Age of Transparency Will Revolutionize Business'', Free Press, 2003. . * Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams, ''Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything'', Portfolio Trade, 2006. . * Don Tapscott, ''Grown Up Digital: How the Net Generation is Changing Your World'', McGraw-Hill, 2008. . * Don Tapscott, ''The Net Generation Takes The Lead''; in: Willms Buhse/ Ulrike Reinhard: ''Wenn Anzugträger auf Kapuzenpullis treffen (When Suits meet Hoodies)'', whois-Verlag 2009. . * Don Tapscott, Anthony D. Williams, ''Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World'', Portfolio Hardcover, 2010. . * Don Tapscott, ''The Digital Economy Anniversary Edition: Rethinking Promise and Peril In the Age of Networked Intelligence'', McGraw-Hill, 2014. . * Don Tapscott, Alex Tapscott, ''The Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin is Changing Money, Business, and the World,'' Penguin Books, Released May 2016 ]

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