Riposte : a common - sense approach to the use of common sense in EIA

• Wisdom — which comes from the accumulation of experience within a framework of EIA knowledge and understanding; • Creativity — the ability to produce new ideas and insights to address established or emerging challenges; • Innovation — the application of wisdom and creativity to make positive changes that resolve problems; • Courage — the mental or moral strength to remain true to our principles and ethics in the face of adversity and pressure to do the opposite; and • Humility — to acknowledge the inherent limitations of EIA work (such as prediction in the face of uncertainty) and to avoid non-discovery (the recycling of conventional wisdom is endemic in the literature and, yes, I plead guilty also).