A deep consequence of the asynchronous-distributed paradigm is that control based on centralized authority will be unable to keep pace with change. To avoid stale decision-action authority needs to be distributed to the same level at which the sensing, anticipation, and response formulation (SAR) takes place. You are spot on about the importance of trust. Ideally, distributed governance will align with SAR. A really big challenge is to have correlation of goals across the hierarchy so that SAR aligns with the larger goals. [BTW this is what people seem to mean when they talk about 'culture'.]