Sentence examples for idea shops from inspiring English sources

Initially, Mr. Duncan gets investment ideas from a network of regional brokers and "boutique idea shops," and then checks these suggestions against his own criteria.

For example, the rise of biotechnology, characterized by complicated licensing arrangements, helped legitimize the idea that established firms could outsource R&D and learn from entrepreneurial partners or that consumer products companies could turn to external idea shops, as well as their own labs, to invent new products.

The future will belong to idea shops, not ad agencies.

Othmer spends some raucous pages with the owners of various "idea shops" who seek a convergence between entertainment, advertising, art and gaming.

He likened his department, the Policy Planning Staff, to an "idea shop" for the Secretary of State.

But the Navy thought that the idea was "rather humorous," Ward says, so the engineer took his idea shopping.

(Who ever thought putting their butt on a photo copy machine was a good idea?) Shopping pressure, long lines and money worries from over spending.

On one tour last season, the tone began to mutate as thoughtful curiosity gave way to unabashed idea-shopping.

Saatchi & Saatchi's first annual report, published recently, features a recording of pronouncements such as: "We want to be the hottest ideas shop on the planet".

TED Tickets cost thousands, but the TED Technology, Entertainmentt and Design) conferences – one in California, one in Edinburgh – set a benchmark for ideas-shops.

Still, her love of the show is affirmed when she pulls a notebook from her bag stuffed with recipe ideas, shopping lists, as well as a beautifully etched meal plan of her own.