Concepts / Authority over organizational design

Authority over organizational design

Beyond deciding within a rule, someone must be able to change the rule. Our agenda examines who may redistribute decision rights, change approval limits, and redesign collaboration between people and AI.

Updated: 19 September 2026

Lab proposal

Hypothetical example

Distinguish who approves an order from who may alter the approval policy.

Illustrative example

Important distinction

This is a lab working definition, conceptually informed by R1 and R2; neither source uses this exact definition.

Question for managers

Authority over organizational design

Hypothetical example

Important distinction

Who has the right to redesign who decides?