After over 50 years since the publication of The Limits to Growth, humanity is still grappling with the lessons of the historic report. While the situation often feels dire, the present is also full of hope. In Learning what we already know published in GAIA, Club of Rome Co-president Mamphela Ramphele and Vice President Carlos Alvarez Pereira reignite hope in our ability to reconnect with our humanity by betting on our capacity to learn.