&gt; How do you separate expertise from decision power, while still being able to make proper use of the expertise?<p>The Danish model of Consensus Conferences (laypeople brought in to work with experts on decision making), might be a good model to follow: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Consensus_conferences" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Consensus_conferences</a>