This reminds me of Cynefin, that breaks human situations in to domains. The complex domain is where decentralized seems most relevant. This is where perpetual novelty can be met with experimentation. Examples they give for how to operate in the complex domain, are:
Napoleon used this heuristic: March to the sound of the guns
Going further using the framework, logistical problems, although immense when be solved in the complicated domain, that is, with good practice and repeatable results can then be scaled.
This reminds me of Cynefin, that breaks human situations in to domains. The complex domain is where decentralized seems most relevant. This is where perpetual novelty can be met with experimentation. Examples they give for how to operate in the complex domain, are:
The marines use these heuristics:
Keep Moving, Seek the High Ground, Stay in Touch (a rif by someone in that community)
Napoleon used this heuristic:
March to the sound of the guns
Going further using the framework, logistical problems, although immense when be solved in the complicated domain, that is, with good practice and repeatable results can then be scaled.