enablers

collaborators

People who work jointly

• conspiratorsSecret joint schemers
• accessoriesSupplementary items or adornments
• abettorsThose aiding lawbreakers

partners · co-conspirators · helpers · facilitators · cooperators · instigators · agents · cronies · henchmen · confederates

tools

Devices for doing work

• resourcesAvailable assets or supplies
• platformsElevated flat surfaces
• frameworksFoundational organizational systems

systems · technology · software · mechanisms · processes · protocols · procedures · workflows · methodologies · networks

motivation

Impetus toward a goal

• inspirationSource of creative impulse
• liberationRelease from constraint
• autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity

agency · confidence · independence · self-sufficiency · strength · upliftment · growth · development · transformation · advancement

champion

Top competitor, or advocate

• proponentOne who advocates something
• supporterOne who backs another
• defenderOne who guards another

ally · backer · endorser · sponsor · patron · promoter · campaigner · activist · protector · guardian

spark

Tiny fiery particle

• triggerWhat initiates action
• stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
• acceleratorSpeed control mechanism

initiator · precursor · inducer · activator · driver · springboard · impetus · ignition · prompt · spur

foundation

Underlying support structure

• pillarUpright architectural support
• anchorSecures ships to seabed
• mainstayPrimary source of support

reinforcement · buttress · cornerstone · bedrock · underpinning · prop · scaffold · backbone · support · framework

• bad influenceswrong crowd, peer pressure, bad habits, manipulators, drug dealers
• backerssupporters, backers, sponsors, patrons, funders
• mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
• supportersfan, patron, supporters, backers, backer
• addictionaddiction, drug addiction, substance abuse, drug dependence, substance dependency
• substance abuseaddiction, abuse, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, substance use