Bigger Pie Spotlight — Helen Disney of Unblocked Events

by guest columnist Bridget Greenwood of The Bigger Pie

Helen Disney got into blockchain in 2014 even though, before that, her career had nothing to do with technology. Helen had worked for many years in think tanks and public policymaking, the connection being her interest in new ideas, and in particular how those new id

eas can be communicated in ways that people can readily understand.

Drawing on her experience as a journalist at The Times newspaper. Helen has brought those communication skills from journalism and from the policy world — which are both really about unpacking complicated problems for the general audience — into the blockchain world where innovation is abundant.

Her goal is bringing storytelling and more fun ways of explaining these new concepts, so people can really grab on and get enthusiastic about the technology in the same way that she has.

In this interview with Jillian Godsil, Helen shares her insights and experiences in the Blockchain world.

Blockchain technology and crypto assets are complex, do you also find it’s often deliberately misunderstood and misinterpreted by many organisations that don’t want to be locked in?