Faced with the need to staff up quickly to carry out a generative AI initiative, Sanjay Srivastava did the logical thing. "We brought in kindergarten teachers to do prompt engineering," says the chief digital strategist at Genpact, a professional services firm. Although the decision might appear unorthodox, it's consistent with Srivastava's fundamental outlook. He is a strong believer in hiring people from a variety of backgrounds who possess a vital trait: the ability to learn.