Speakers suggested digging through business and personal networks, and considering people from other industries because capable and talented hires can learn
the intricacies of a new field quickly enough on the job.
Scientists, regardless
of their
field of research, need to be creative to come up with
new ways to understand the
intricacies of the world (e.g., chemists have to be creative in the way that they mix molecules to create
new chemical matter; biochemists can create enzymes with
new functions by manipulating DNA, etc.).