Take a journey with us on a 60-foot sailboat as we explore the roughness of learning. Throughout this TED Talk, you will explore the persistence and resilience of adult adaptive learning through Chaos Theory and Complexity Science. Dr. Jill Jinks is a Research Fellow in the Generative Learning and Complexity Lab in the College of Education at the University of Georgia. Jill’s research focuses on informal and incidental learning as theorized by Drs Karen Watkins and Victoria Marsick. Jill graduated from the Stetson University Business School in 1979. She received her MBA from New York University in 1986. She received and MS from Georgia State University in Computer Information Systems. After stepping aside from her role as CEO of a family insurance and technology business, she continued her formal education. In 2018, she received a MEd from University of Georgia in Instructional Design. She was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in 2022 from UGA’s Mary Frances Early College of Education. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx