I think we're managing okay without any help. It's a question of will and time. How much time do you have to devote to things that are not directly productive--in other words, investing your time as opposed to your money? Once you've seen success, it's easier to do it again. That's how I would describe it. It's pretty obvious that you should talk to more people than just the ones in your own field. That means you have to go to subjects that are a little off topic for you and learn. That's also happening more and more.
I think the industrial societies, the life sciences associations, etc., are inviting more speakers to come from outside rather than inside, so you start to expand the perspective. Over the past decade there has been enormous change there, from what you would call a “silo mentality” to a “let's work together mentality”. But it's communication. It takes time.