World Innovation

Dive deep into the resilient heart of America with "Beyond the Collapse", an insightful exploration of microcommunities rising from the ashes. Step into a new America, where spirit, resilience, and innovation color a landscape reshaped by unforeseen challenges. Each chapter invites you on a journey across the country, unearthing the vibrant beauty that thrives in crisis. Discover the importance of microcommunities, these unique clusters of society that posses the ability to revolutionize and adapt in the face of adversity. Traversing the wide expanse of the American West, meet mountain ...

In Nuts and Bolts, award-winning engineer and broadcaster Roma Agrawal deconstructs our most complex feats of engineering into seven fundamental inventions: the nail, spring, wheel, lens, magnet, string and pump. Each of these objects is itself a wonder of design, the result of many iterations and refinements. Together, they have enabled humanity to see the invisible, build the spectacular, communicate across vast distances, and even escape our planet.

La minigonna o il latte in polvere? La pillola anticoncezionale o la lavatrice? Lo smartphone o il fast food? La Divina Commedia o lo sbarco sulla Luna? Omero o il velinismo? Che cosa ha rivoluzionato davvero la vita degli uomini e delle donne di oggi? Muovendosi tra scoperte tecnologiche, piccole e grandi invenzioni, colpi di genio o fortuna, questo libro racconta la storia di 101 idee che hanno cambiato il mondo, attingendo a studi, ricerche, notizie di cronaca.

Crypto Hipster's Mysticals compilations that cover Season 4 and Season 5 are far more than just a catchy-named compilation. While there is a deep focus on technology, they also include common themes faced by entrepreneurs and founders across all industry spectra. This theme is based on "human" issues, which include societal, mindset, social opportunities, and personal growth and development. Of course, they also focus on solving industry and technological problems that we all face in our everyday lives or will face soon. The interviews contained within this are focused on just a few of the ...

Leaders all around the world at organizations of any size and type will benefit by shedding their obsolete notions about strategy and becoming more resilient. Bringing Strategy Back rises to the challenge and presents a new prescriptive model. It introduces four "strategic shock absorbers" that enable leaders to build resilient organizations that can withstand even the most unexpected global turbulence.

A businessman struggles with his luggage at an airport and pioneers the wheeled suitcase. An engineer watches people using walkie-talkies and dreams up the mobile phone. A printer is frustrated by his unpredictable inks and creates the Pantone colour system. Why were these particular people able to identify problems, and how did they discover the solutions that everyone else missed? Where exactly did their great ideas come from, and how did they go about making them into reality?

It’s the Second World War and the Savoy, the Dorchester, and Claridge’s teem with those determined not to allow Hitler to impact on their way of life. Spies: Meet Marie-Jacqueline Lancaster, the woman from M15 who has the gravy browning licked from her legs by Dylan Thomas. Royals: Meet Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, born in a suite at Claridge’s that was declared Yugoslav territory for the night. Players: Meet Joyce Stone, whose husband leads the band at the Dorchester. West End Front is a witty and eye-opening account of the extraordinary events that unfolded under the reinforced ceilings of London’s grand hotels.

Shanahan's Stone is a tale about greed, vengeance, redemption, and love. So much history and mythology has become misinterpreted and altered over the years. Although modern day depictions describe leprechauns as little men dressed in green who hoard pots of gold, ancient Irish folklore depicted them quite differently. Shanahan's Stone breaks from these cliches and many other contemporary Irish stereotypes. It weaves an imaginative and unique story steeped in colorful Irish folklore.