Costas Papaikonomou is one of the founders of Happen.com, one of the fastest growing creative innovation agencies of the 21st century. A career in innovation – studying, dreaming, creating, researching and realizing new products. It’s been an amazing journey, playing in the birth chambers of mass market multinationals. Nevertheless he’s quite grumpy.

Why are so many brilliant ideas culled before they’ve had a chance to shine in the real world?

Why are so many awful ideas pushed throug...

Persoonlijk Bijbels Christen zijn: het is echt heel anders dan kerklid zijn op de brede kerkweg. Anders in geloof, anders in het leggen van dat geloof, anders in normen, waarden en het dagelijks volbrengen ervan; en natuurlijk op een smal, persoonlijk en proactief pad. Beslist geen kerkelijk massaverschijnsel en zeker niet populair te noemen dus. Desondanks het enige levende, inhoudelijke en kloppende geloof zonder afgoderij of andere wereldse verbintenissen. Alleen zo ben je Christen; alleen...

Dit boek, sinds het verschijnen uitgegroeid tot een standaardwerk voor ontwerpers van infrastructuur, biedt een fundamentele benadering van infrastructuur volgens vier kenmerken: als de oorzaak van toegenomen mobiliteit, als een fysieke aanwezigheid, een initiator van beweging en als een collectief gedeelde ervaring van ruimte.

Deze kenmerken vormen de leidraad voor vier hoofdstukken waarin een typologie wordt beschreven van de ontwerp-concepten die in de huidige praktijk wereldwijd worden t...

At long last, here is the thoroughly revised and updated third edition of the hugely successful The Art of Electronics. It is widely accepted as the best single authoritative book on electronic circuit design, and is in fact so popular that it has been counterfeited - so beware if purchasing from a third party via an online retailer, as you may receive a very inferior physical product. In addition to new or enhanced coverage of many topics, the third edition includes 90 oscilloscope screensho...

Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement.

Discussing torture and arbitrary detention in the context of counter terrorism, A...

What is capitalism? Is capitalism the same everywhere? Is there an alternative? The word 'capitalism' is one that is heard and used frequently, but what is capitalism really all about, and what does it mean? This Very Short Introduction addresses questions such as 'what is capital?' before discussing the history and development of capitalism through several detailed case studies, ranging from the tulipomania of 17th century Holland, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and in this new edition, ...

A comprehensive and hands-on introduction to the core concepts, methods, and applications of agent-based modeling, including detailed NetLogo examples.

Explores the changing relationship between news producers and audiences and the methods journalists can use to secure the attention of news consumers.

Trask's Historical Linguistics, Third Edition, is an accessible introduction to historical linguistics - the study of language change over time. This engaging book is illustrated with language examples from all six continents, and covers the fundamental concepts of language change, methods for historical linguistics, linguistic reconstruction, sociolinguistic aspects of language change, language contact, the birth and death of languages, language and prehistory and the issue of very remote re...

Chemical principles are fundamental to the Earth sciences, and geoscience students increasingly require a firm grasp of basic chemistry to succeed in their studies. The enlarged third edition of this highly regarded textbook introduces the student to such ‘geo-relevant’ chemistry, presented in the same lucid and accessible style as earlier editions, but the new edition has been strengthened in its coverage of environmental geoscience and incorporates a new chapter introducing isotope geoc...