# Trusted hierarchies are not always the best way to do centralized coordination Trusted hierarchies are good at acting fast. Trusted hierarchies are not the best way to span a large search space. Trusted hierarchies are not the best way to have people feel completely bought in with a plan (see the Lewis and Clark revote story in [[Michael Munger on Choosing in Groups]]) ### Related * [[Decisions made by committees lead to median results]] <!-- #evergreen --> [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Trusted+hierarchies+are+not+always+the+best+way+to+do+centralized+coordination) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Trusted+hierarchies+are+not+always+the+best+way+to+do+centralized+coordination)