Sure but then you create a process for the change and delegate the information gathering and decision aggregation to people. Then implement whatever that proces

Sure but then you create a process for the change and delegate the information gathering and decision aggregation to people. Then implement whatever that process comes back with as the result. Or in other words, rather than doing all the cost-benefit analysis yourself you teach other people to do it. That way in the future they can just do it and you can review. edit: It's the difference between seeing your employees as toddlers versus intelligent individuals no different from yourself.