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This happens everywhere in enterprise and government because policies and processes are designed to avoid mistakes or embarassment at any cost (because those ri
by xyzzy123 2y ago
This happens everywhere in enterprise and government because policies and processes are designed to avoid mistakes or embarassment at any cost (because those risks are internalised by the bureacracy and therefore "real") but do not account for the cost of not being able to get anything done, because those are externalised and everyone involved in the various committees and review processes gets paid regardless.
I wish there were better ways to align incentives here.
- yunesj 2y ago> I wish there were better ways to align incentives here. I have a crazy idea that might work to hold organizations accountable if they never get anything done.
- alwa 2y agoOo! Oo! Is it a free and fair public election?
- florbnit 2y agoThat mentality is exactly what leads to the problem. You want to hold everyone organization accountable for every perceived failing which leads them to optimize towards a state where they can justify existence but do as little as possible to minimize the potential for any perceived failing.
- yunesj 2y agoI was talking about market accountability. Companies that don’t get anything done fail.
- ascorbic 2y agoThe UK (and particularly England) is the among the most centralised countries in Europe. The overwhelming amount of local government funding comes from central government, with local taxation being a small fraction. This means there's very little incentive for local governments to approve development, because they don't see the financial benefits but do have to fund local services, and they're the ones that get blamed by NIMBYs.