Building assets in energy and culture.

Abu Dhabi | Yerevan

The discipline of oil & gas. The intuition of culture.

Handbook connects people, industries and regions, and turns what it sees into lasting value.

Industry gives us rigour and business sense. Culture gives us access and the right approach to people. Each makes the other stronger.

Assets

What we build and hold

Proprietary methods, research and intellectual property that grow in value with every project.

Method

Cultural DNA™

Our published framework for decoding the language of culture, unit by unit. Registered with an academic DOI on Zenodo.

Index

Energy IP Index™

Our index of intellectual property in energy and industrial technology across the Gulf.

Partnerships

Strategic Partnerships & IP

Partnerships, licensing and the protection of what our partners create, from energy technology to brands and cultural heritage.

Daria Karachevtseva standing in a vast pale concrete hall under a curved ceiling

Founder

We see opportunity and bring the right ideas and people together around shared value.
Daria KarachevtsevaFounder, Handbook
2014In oil & gas since
2Bases: Abu Dhabi and Yerevan
6Languages spoken

Partners & Credentials

The people we build with

TUMO Studios
ArmWool
Netherlands Embassy
British Council
Topsoe

Earlier work with P&G Global, Yandex, Gazprom Neft, LUKOIL

Credentials

Licensed in the UAE and ArmeniaAbu Dhabi: Handbook Heritage Consultancy, licensed in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Yerevan: individual entrepreneur, Republic of Armenia.
Intellectual PropertyWIPO Academy
Cultural DNAPublished methodology, Zenodo DOI
LecturerTUMO Studios Armenia; leadership at Skillbox