The V-style concept goes back to almost 1953 with the XV-3 and more recently its precursor, the XV-15 back to 1977.

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Rather than try to force-fit ideas into an Excel template, Gamechanger staff grant quick meetings to people with a concept, much in the style of venture capitalists who meet annually with hundreds of entrepreneurs.

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Instead of typical tapas, Atherton and his team take inspiration from the small plates concept to come up with creative Spanish-style dishes.

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This "style-at-a-steal" concept launched its first hotel in Montreal in June 2008 and, due to its success, 11 others have popped up near airports around the world, from San Antonio, Texas to Bogota, Colombia.

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The cross-functional concept, which would become a tenet of Ghosn's management style, worked brilliantly, putting the South American business in the black in two years.

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Perhaps, but Meta has just launched an interesting take on the concept by marrying see-through, stereoscopic, display glasses with a Kinect-style depth sensor.

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Bentley is eager to give it to them in both old-school and nouveau-riche style: Along with a 12-cylinder engine that delivers 610 horsepower, the concept SUV sports diamond-quilted leather seats, handcrafted wood, leather and gunmetal trim, and built-in iPads for each passenger.

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This was notably the very first suburban-style shopping mall in the nation, designed with the automobile in mind, a revolutionary park and stroll concept way back in 1922.

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