The existing paradigm serves to rigidify decision-making at a time when extraordinary flexibility and rapid change are essential.

尽管灵活性和快速转变在当今是重中之重，可是现存的模式却使得决策过程变得更加死板。

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A mediation that USES Registry and Repository maintains maximum flexibility because the content of the metadata used in decision-making is externalized, as shown in Figure 2.

使用Registry and Repository的中介保持了最大的灵活性，因为决策中使用的元数据内容已经外部化，如图2中所示。

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But both authors admit this is easier said than done: people generally prefer more flexibility in their decision-making.

不过，两位作者都承认这说起来容易做起来难：人们一般更喜欢在做决定时有更多的灵活性。

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But one influential Republican senator told CNN on Sunday that he opposes giving the president so much flexibility because it undermines the decision-making authority of Congress.

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Mr Kerry marries flexibility of thought with secretiveness in decision-making.

ECONOMIST: John Kerry

However, Sir John adds that there is "room for greater transparency and flexibility in how some of the current rules are framed and applied and for a broader-based decision-making and review process".

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