“The hierarchical model is probably neither feasible nor desirable—central organizations such as CEA do not have the capacity to collect all relevant information, distill it, and provide detailed guidance.
The fully distributed model probably either requires too much overhead for all organizations or leads to only loose coordination.
What seems to be the most appropriate compromise is the model of a dedicated coordination facilitator. That is, someone, or some specific organization, facilitates coordination. This seem a role which can be filled by central organizations, or also, for example, by regional organizations on a rotating basis.”
^^could you explain what you mean by hierarchical vs distributed?
Here by hierarchy I mean strictly tree-like flow of information, where the centre collects the inputs, decides, and sends commands. By fully distributed I mean “everybody talking to everybody” (fully connected network) or a random network (random pairs of orgs talking to each other).
Hey Jan—thanks for this piece.
“The hierarchical model is probably neither feasible nor desirable—central organizations such as CEA do not have the capacity to collect all relevant information, distill it, and provide detailed guidance.
The fully distributed model probably either requires too much overhead for all organizations or leads to only loose coordination.
What seems to be the most appropriate compromise is the model of a dedicated coordination facilitator. That is, someone, or some specific organization, facilitates coordination. This seem a role which can be filled by central organizations, or also, for example, by regional organizations on a rotating basis.”
^^could you explain what you mean by hierarchical vs distributed?
Here by hierarchy I mean strictly tree-like flow of information, where the centre collects the inputs, decides, and sends commands. By fully distributed I mean “everybody talking to everybody” (fully connected network) or a random network (random pairs of orgs talking to each other).