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title: "TechLab_Report19: Our engineering principles - Always-learning"
description: Discover what fuels our engineering capabilities and why we believe the only way to keep up is by staying curious and always learning. We’re constantly discovering new approaches, trying new tools and evaluating the latest technologies.
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# Part of the TechLab_Report19

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# Always learning

The industry is rapidly changing. At Red Badger, we know the only way to keep up is by staying curious, and always learning. We’re constantly discovering new approaches, trying new tools and evaluating the latest technologies. This fuels our engineering capabilities.

Experimentation is key. Others stick to what they know and repeatedly roll out the same strategies. But every time we start a new project, we keep an open mind and look for new tools and technologies. We end up with a balanced blend – around 20% new technologies, and 80% tried and tested favourites.

To push the boundaries of knowledge, it’s important to be bold and bet on upcoming, innovative trends. Sometimes it’s better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission and learn from safely failing. Experimenting, learning and applying the results is the best way to stay ahead.

## Read more about our other engineering principles:

- [Customer-centric](https://content.red-badger.com/techlab-report-19/our-engineering-principles/customer-centric?hsLang=en)
- [Autonomy and alignment](https://content.red-badger.com/techlab_report19/our-engineering-principles/autonomy-and-alignment?hsLang=en)
- [Continuous delivery and just-in-time decisions](https://content.red-badger.com/techlab-report-19/our-engineering-principles/continuous-delivery-just-in-time-decisions?hsLang=en)
- [Simple solutions and declarative programming](https://content.red-badger.com/techlab-report-19/engineering-principles/simple-solutions-and-declarative-programming?hsLang=en)
- [Everything as code](https://content.red-badger.com/techlab-report-19/our-engineering-principles/everything-as-code?hsLang=en)

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