decentralizations
Authority spreading outward
Decentralizations are acts or processes of distributing power, authority, or functions away from a central location or governing body.
The term appears in discussions of government, business, and technology: The decentralizations of the 1990s gave more autonomy to regional offices.
In cryptocurrency contexts, decentralizations refer to shifts toward distributed networks without central control.
Divided governmental authority system
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
- local governanceCommunity-level administration system
self-rule · municipal authority · regional power · state rights · home rule · town councils · grassroots democracy · power sharing
Localized autonomous power systems
- mesh networksSelf-healing node system
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
Employment from afar
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- branch officesRemote corporate locations
- spin-offsDerived entities from originals
Encrypted decentralized money
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- smart contractsSelf-enforcing coded agreements
- nodesPoints of connection
peer-to-peer · Web3 · tokenization · mining · proof of stake · validators · DeFi · immutability
Regional financial institutions serving locals
- credit unionsMember-owned financial cooperatives
- regional marketsCommerce zones by geography
- small-scale farmingAgriculture on limited land
- microfinanceSmall loans for poor entrepreneurs
barter systems · cottage industries · crowdfunding · mutual aid · localism
federalism
Divided governmental authority system
- devolutionTransferring power locally
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- subsidiarityLocal authority when able
local governance · self-rule · municipal authority · regional power · state rights · home rule · town councils · grassroots democracy · power sharing
microgrids
Localized autonomous power systems
- mesh networksSelf-healing node system
- redundancyNeedless duplication
- load balancingDistributing work across resources
remote work
Employment from afar
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- branch officesRemote corporate locations
cryptocurrency
Encrypted decentralized money
- BitcoinPeer-to-peer electronic cash
- EthereumProgrammable blockchain network
- smart contractsSelf-enforcing coded agreements
nodes · peer-to-peer · Web3 · tokenization · mining · proof of stake · validators · DeFi · immutability · sidechains
community banking
Regional financial institutions serving locals
- credit unionsMember-owned financial cooperatives
- regional marketsCommerce zones by geography
- small-scale farmingAgriculture on limited land
microfinance · barter systems · cottage industries · crowdfunding · mutual aid · localism
decentralizationscentralizations
Processes of concentrating control
consolidations · centralization · concentration · unification · monopolization
decentralizationsconsolidations
Unifications into wholes
mergers · amalgamations · integrations · incorporations · unifications
decentralizationscentralizations
Processes of concentrating control
consolidations · centralization · consolidation · unifications · concentration
- political decentralizationTransferring authority to regional bodies