# (Re)-Explaining the Blockchain in One Slide

**Published by:** [William Mougayar's Blog](https://wamougayar.xyz/)
**Published on:** 2016-11-08
**Categories:** blockchains, featured, think-tank
**URL:** https://wamougayar.xyz/re-explaining-the-blockchain-in-one-slide

## Content

I’ve been obsessed with explaining the blockchain to increasingly larger audiences, without going through technical detours. Today, I made a presentation at the Red Chalk Group Blockchain in Insurance event in Chicago where I revealed for the first time an updated slide to describe the blockchain’s potential in a single slide. This would be my 4th iteration at explaining the blockchain in one slide. The first 3 versions were the following: Simple Blockchain Definition Multi-Disciplinary View of the Blockchain Multiple Identities View of the Blockchain There is nothing wrong with these existing definitions. They are valid, but unlike these previous 3 versions, I wanted to focus the next iteration on “how to think about the blockchain”, i.e. give a framework for thinking about the blockchain opportunities for your particular projects or ideas. To start with, I categorized what the blockchain enables into 4 segments: A Software Development Environment A Global Utility Enabling Trust Services Creating New Marketplaces Each category includes a list of 3 bullets that expands on the realm of blockchain usage within these 4 categories. Here is the slide. My hope is that it generates ideas for anyone who is thinking about implementing blockchain innovations. A Framework for Thinking About the Blockchain ]]>

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