Principle 10: Encourage efficient, flexible, group learning

The most significant regenerative principle—and the most challenging to quantify—is a society’s capacity for collective learning. In a similar vein, maintaining your adaptability will help you deal with new and evolving situations. In terms of adaptive management, Holling has offered a strong framework. An adaptive cycle that includes four stages of system growth and development has been used to achieve this strategy (conservation, reorganization, growth, and collapse). Knowing where you are in this cycle will help you be ready for the following steps and concentrate on your learning objectives.