störningsresilience

Störningsresilience refers to the capacity of systems, institutions, or communities to anticipate, absorb, adapt to, and recover from disruptive events or disturbances. The term combines Swedish “störning,” meaning disturbance or disruption, with the English concept of resilience. It is applied in fields such as information technology, supply‑chain management, economics, public health, and environmental science. In each domain, störningsresilience encompasses both preventive practices and reactive responses to maintain continuity during and after a perturbation.

Key components of störningsresilience include risk assessment, redundancy, flexibility, and learning mechanisms. Organizations typically conduct scenario planning to identify potential failure points and develop mitigation strategies. Redundant architectures, such as distributed databases in IT, provide backup capacity that can be activated when primary resources fail. Flexibility allows rapid reconfiguration of processes, while learning mechanisms capture lessons from prior disturbances to enhance future preparedness.

Examples of störningsresilience in practice are found in the dual‑use of blockchain technologies for supply‑chain transparency in agriculture, the deployment of micro‑grids to sustain power supply during extreme weather events, and the use of population‑level data dashboards to guide public health responses during pandemics. In each case, the goal is to achieve a rapid return to normal operations while minimizing adverse outcomes.

Researchers study störningsresilience through interdisciplinary methods, combining quantitative metrics such as mean time to recovery with qualitative assessments of stakeholder resilience. Increasing emphasis on störningsresilience reflects a broader shift toward resilient infrastructures capable of withstanding the frequency and intensity of disruptions in an interconnected world.