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In “Humanocracy,” Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini describe how decentralizing individual responsibility helps businesses thrive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

At the time, Skid Row housing and service providers were looking outward, building housing in the Valley, Westlake, Hollywood and South L.A. in hopes of decentralizing their work on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2024

One solution may be decentralizing them by creating a network of small facilities that are harder to hit than large plants.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2024

According to officials at the public campus, decentralizing DEI resources will bolster diverse student success and faculty recruitment.

From Washington Times • Jun. 21, 2023

In 1878, as the result of the Ten Years’ War, various administrative reforms, of a decentralizing tendency, were introduced.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 "Crocoite" to "Cuba" by Various