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Carsten Sørensen

Professor

Emner
Decentralisering Innovation Startup Business intelligence Digitalisering Robot

Primary research areas

Digitally mediated polycentricity

The web has produced globally centralized platforms, but emerging technologies can support innovative polycentric arrangements through new infrastructuring. Here, the emergence of distributed ledger infrastructures that can serve as the foundation of cooperative business arrangements.

Tokenization of digital assets into collective claims

The criticality of digital data in business relationships represents an opportunity for innovation through tokenization. The research aims to contribute to a theoretical debate on the reshaping of polycentric business ecosystems through tokenization. This research has produced a tokenization canvas to support organizations in this work.

Unpacking AI complexity

Much of contemporary AI research assumes monocentric entity engaging with a black box. This research investigates multi-agent arrangements engaging multiple human actors. As an example, the analysis of Uber patents in order to map out multi-agent delegation of humans.

I aim to bring business and research together

I have since the late 1980s studied the digital transformation of organizations and the innovation of global Internet arrangements. This has covered topics, such as enterprise adoption of mobile technologies, remote and virtual working, the future of work with emerging digitalization, digital platform innovation strategies, blockchain technologies for business, as well as cyber-physical couplings through the Internet of Things, robotics, and digital twins. 

Throughout my work I have always worked with organizations in various capacities as board member, C-suite educator, white-paper author, keynote speaker, and consultant. I worked for 28 years in the UK was here collaborating with a large number of firms, for example, Gartner, Google, Huawei, Intel, IMF, Mastercard, Microsoft, and PA Consulting. I spent three years as a member of the Hedera Council. I have also actively engaged with start-ups in various ways as co-founder, advisor, mentor, or assessor. 

It is my strong conviction that the complex challenges of gaining organizational value through digital transformation requires expertise equally grounded in practice and academia.

Recent research projects

Tokenization Canvas

Support for firms in their efforts to establish multi-party collaboration. The project will subsequently be tested within the context of the EU Digital Product Passport.
http://Report.TokenizationCanvas.com

Outside activities

Hedera Council Member , 2021–2024

Representing The London School of Economics and Political Science on the Hedera.com Governing Council

Trustee , 2015–2024

Trustee of IT Trust, holding rights & copyright for Journal of IT and Journal of Technology Teaching Cases.

Director, Verbal Piercing Ltd , 2004–present

Director of a small UK limited company