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THE CONCEPT OF THE DISRUPTIVE

The International Transdisciplinary Center on Disruptions (CITED) is grounded in Ecobioethics as an operational ethics and in the Concept of the Disruptive, which introduces a non-linear logic to understand and intervene in complex crisis contexts.

This approach integrates biological, psychic, social, and environmental dimensions, guiding decision-making in real time.

THE CONCEPT OF THE DISRUPTIVE

The impact of events does not depend exclusively on their magnitude, but on the interaction between the event, the subject, and the environment. Intervention is oriented towards processes of reorganization and elaboration, avoiding standardized responses.

COMPLEXITY AND NON-LINEARITY

Intervention in disruptive contexts—such as catastrophes, social crises, or situations of high uncertainty—requires a mode of thinking that goes beyond the linear logic of cause-and-effect and operates within a complexity perspective (Morin, 2005).

In these scenarios, phenomena cannot be understood or addressed in isolation, but as part of frameworks in which individual, relational, social, and institutional dimensions are coordinated.

EVENT AND EFFECTS

Following the Concept of the Disruptive (Benyakar, 2003), not every event impacts all individuals in the same way. The magnitude of what occurred does not, on its own, determine its consequences. The decisive factor is the way in which that event is processed by each subject, in interaction with their personal conditions and the available support framework.

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In this sense, it is necessary to distinguish between event and effects. The disruptive quality belongs to the event itself, while its consequences depend on the relationship between what occurred and the available processing capacities.

THE PROCESS OF ELABORATION

The processing of what has been lived can be understood as a process of transformation, through which what occurs is progressively integrated into the person's experience.

Those who intervene do not occupy the place of "repairers," but rather participate as agents who foster elaboration, accompanying and sustaining these processes. This positioning has been conceptualized as a co-metabolizing function.

COMPLEX PERSPECTIVE

The understanding of these situations requires coordinating different levels of analysis:

  • the characteristics of the event

  • the conditions of the subject or the community

  • the attributes assigned to what occurred

Avoiding simplifying reductions, the model proposes an integrated reading of these dimensions.

GUIDELINES FOR INTERVENTION

From this perspective, guidelines oriented towards intervention in disruptive contexts are proposed, which include:

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  • the 10 Paradoxes (Ps)

  • the 10 Questions (Ws)

  • the 10 Competencies (Cs)

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These dimensions do not constitute a protocol, but a framework to guide decision-making in situations of uncertainty.

FOUNDATIONS

The model is rooted in the principles of Ecobioethics (Benyakar, 2013) and has been developed from training and intervention experiences in contexts of disruption and catastrophes. Its objective is to contribute to practices that respect the complexity of situations and the singularity of individuals.

​CLINICAL APPROACH

The model proposes a practice centered on the singularity of each situation:

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  • it does not work with fixed categories of subjects

  • it avoids generalizations

  • it is not based on rigid protocols

  • it promotes situated interventions

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Likewise, it shifts the focus from the "why" to the "how" and "what for" of what occurs.

This model constitutes the conceptual axis that guides CITED's training, research, and intervention activities.

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