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...contrast, the Clinton campaign, which started out with superior resources and the mantle of inevitability, was a top-down operation in which decision-making rested with a small coterie of longtime aides. Her state organizers often got mixed signals from the headquarters near Washington. Decisions from Hillaryland often came too late for her field organization to execute. Obama's bottom-up philosophy also helps explain why he was able to sweep the organization-heavy caucus states, which were so crucial to building up his insurmountable lead in pledged delegates. What was not appreciated by many at the time: while Clinton...
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...first of several new social life regulations instituted this year, including a ban on hard liquor at most House events and new guidelines for parties held by student organizations. While the changes often amounted to only slight shifts, they continually represented both the College’s predominant top-down approach and a decrease in House autonomy and individuality...
...This is the antidote to top-down centralization,” said Provost Steven E. Hyman, whose office focuses on organizing many cross-school initiatives. “That is, central administration convening the key stakeholders and creating a collaborative environment...
...Engaging key stakeholders is always initially slower than working in a top-down way,” he said. “In the long run, it’s actually the only way to get things done...