Decentralization can be about delegating decision making. Hopefully to the people closest to the problem. The trick is to pair accountability with responsibilit

Decentralization can be about delegating decision making. Hopefully to the people closest to the problem. The trick is to pair accountability with responsibility. Sometimes also called "empowerment". The job of central powers (that be) then changes from obsessing over outcomes to upholding the structures and processes. Basically making sure everyone plays nice. -- It's been ages since I binged on Peter Drucker. Someday (hopefully) I'll reread. Like Marshal McLuhan, Neil Postman, Clay Shirky, Everett Rogers, Deming... Drucker remains highly relevant. I'm in awe of how certain people were so clear-eyed about changes (upheavals), even at the very beginnings of those changes.