Some have taken established techniques for encrypting data and made them easier to use.

"It's taking the tools and techniques which have been useful to understand other sectors of the economy and applying them to the art market," he said.

In January 1917, he moved to Berlin, taking with him the ideas and techniques which helped him found the Berlin Dada group.

Nolan said, "I was interested in taking those ideas, techniques, and philosophies and applying them to an action scenario".

In the Static Shock series, Anansi the Spider takes his name and techniques from the African trickster god.

Venture philanthropy takes concepts and techniques from venture capital finance and business management and applies them to achieving philanthropic goals.

The program is aimed at taking the technology and techniques into the wild, Dr. Simmons said.

Mrs. Bensadón takes certain terms and techniques for granted, as when she says in her flan recipe to "make a caramel," without saying how.

Many of those who had been working at CGL were hired by others and took their ideas, techniques and experience to new places.

Mr. Walker takes once radical techniques right to the edge, to the very risky brink, but stops short of despair.