Case study providing
Proof of concept and
Proof or value
In VChilean contexts
From breakdown to possibility: CLEHES and Anam Cara as enactive tools for transformational decision support
Osvaldo Garcia De la Cerda*, Maria Soledad Saavedra Ulloa** and Patrick Humphreys***
*International Centre for Reflexive Action. Cigar Ltda. Santiago, Chile.
**Physics and Mathematics Education Department. Universidad de Santiago, Chile.
***Psychology and Behavioural Science Department, London School of Economics, UK.
Abstract
Our bodies and interactions play a fundamental role in everyday life. From an enactive and ontological perspective, self-observation unfolds as a moment-to moment, situated process through which human presence and enaction emerge. Pain, breakdowns, and uncertainty are not merely disruptions but generative conditions that open or close different contexts and possibilities within complex human activity systems. When eros—the vital force sustaining care, trust, and meaning—is absent, such systems risk cognitive blindness and fragmentation. In our Learning Laboratories, as enactive methodology, we employ implementations of the ontological technology CLEHES ((Cuerpo) Body, Language, Emotion, History, Eros, and Silence) within a bottom-up framework that decision supports observers in addressing complex problem situations affecting human coexistence.
The paper presents a case of significant impact involving school directives, managers, and teachers working in vulnerable Chilean schools within a public policy framework connecting the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of the Environment as compassionate institutions providing facilitative support.
As projection of the results, the Anam Cara perspective emerges, nourishing and strengthening the ontological framework articulated through CLEHES and Enactive Management. Findings suggest that implementations integrating CLEHES, Anam Cara, and Enactive Management foster relationally grounded decision-making and positive affirmation, strengthens creative environmental care practices, and enhance the long-term viability of educational systems.
Key words: Ontological perspective; Enactive approach; Enactive tools; CLEHE
