Society · Governance
Localhinge
Link decisions at different scales so that each level can correct the others
Definition
Mechanism
Decisions made at different levels of a Hierarchy, such as team and organisation or local and central, are linked: each level has a stated route for sending corrections to the others, and each correction is answered by the level that receives it.
Invariants
- Each level has a stated route for sending corrections to the other levels.
- Each correction is answered by the receiving level.
Risks
Failure modes
One-way scale
corrections flow only downward.
Local veto
every local objection blocks central decisions.
Relationships
Builds on
References
Infrastructure
Vertical rank ordering with Upper/Lower relations, inheritance, and authority
Nothing in this library builds on this pattern yet.
Reference