Flywheel

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A flywheel is a heavy rotating wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths out variations in power delivery.

In engines and machinery, the flywheel's momentum carries the system through dead spots between power strokes.

The concept extends to business strategy, where a flywheel describes a self-reinforcing cycle: Once the flywheel starts spinning, each success builds momentum for the next.

mechanical

inertia

Resistance to altered motion

shaft · kinetic energy · mass · RPM · counterweight · crankshaft · engine · pulley · bearing · lathe

business

momentum

Product of mass, velocity

compounding · feedback loop · virtuous cycle · acquisition · scaling · customer loyalty · reinvestment · self-sustaining · acceleration · traction

energy

storage

Space for keeping goods

renewable · backup power · discharge · charge · electricity · stabilization · power outage · sustainability · load balancing · solar

fitness

spinning

Revolving around an axis

cadence · HIIT · cardio · studio · workout · spin class · SoulCycle · interval training · endurance · power output

Categories
Opposites
energy storage behavior

Flywheelbrake

Device to slow motion

friction brake · damper · dissipator · drag · retarder

momentum/inertia dynamics

Flywheelclutch

Mechanism linking engine to gearbox

brake · governor · regulator · drag · friction

business/system metaphor

Flywheeldoom loop

Self-perpetuating decline cycle

vicious cycle · death spiral · downward spiral · grinding halt · friction

Family

fly, wheel, flew, flown, flying, flies, flier, flyer, wheels

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