# §Trusted Hierarchy * [[Trusted Hierarchies are one way that centralized coordination can happen]] * [[The trust in trusted hierarchies manifests as delegation and communication]] * [[When trusted hierarchies metastasize they become inefficient bureaucracy or dictatorship]] * [[Trusted hierarchies do not preclude bottom-up innovation]] * [[If you have limited time and resources, trusted hierarchies are better for solving problems than decentralized systems]] * [[Trusted hierarchies counter the ‘someone is working on that’ problem]] * [[Anti-submarine research in the First World War shows the value of trusted hierarchies]] * [[During World War II the US government successfully provided a trusted hierarchy]] * [[Government does not need to be the source of a trusted hierarchy]] * [[✉︎The coronavirus response needs centralized coordination through a trusted hierarchy outside of the government]] - <!-- #index --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/§Trusted+Hierarchy) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/§Trusted+Hierarchy)