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Transition decision authority gradually through progressive

Transition decision authority gradually through progressive phases of transparency, consultation, bounded authority, and full distribution, with each phase building the infrastructure needed for the next.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Piagetian Equilibration Through Schema Dynamics (equilibration through assimilation/accommodation), Learning occurs when outcomes differ from predictions, (learning from prediction error), and Self-efficacy beliefs are formed primarily through mastery (self-efficacy from mastery experiences). The principle follows: if cognitive development requires equilibration, learning requires error signals, and efficacy requires success history, then authority transfer must be staged to allow adaptation and mastery at each level before progressing.

Source Lessons

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Distributed decision-making

Moving decisions to the people closest to the information improves both speed and quality. Centralized decision-making creates a fundamental information problem: the person with the authority to decide is not the person with the best information about the situation. Every level of hierarchy that a decision must traverse adds delay (the decision waits in someone's queue), distortion (the information is simplified or filtered as it moves upward), and distance (the decision-maker lacks the contextual nuance that the person closest to the situation possesses). Distributed decision-making solves this problem by moving authority to where the information already is — but it requires infrastructure to maintain coordination.

Connections

Derived From (3)

AxiomPiagetian Equilibration Through Schema Dynamics AxiomLearning occurs when outcomes differ from predictions,AxiomSelf-efficacy beliefs are formed primarily through mastery

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