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Abstract In the face of rapid change and uncertainty, a person is looking for the ways to keep unchanged what is important to him. Among other means, the productive combination of intelligence and adaptation is discussed. The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of "adaptive intelligence" concept, the possibilities and ways of working with it. The need for the empirical study of everyday ideas concerning "adaptive intelligence" concept is shown, the design and expected results of the research are described.