Q: what do I mean by flywheel? Flywheels conserve energy created from a process and feed it back in as further energy. They are a mechanical attempt to create a closed loop. Seems relayed to concepts in [[The quality which has no name]] and [[Systems Thinking]] > Pixar’s movies and technology development act as coupled flywheels > Pixar began as a technology company, developing 3D rendering systems mostly for advertising purposes. But now we know it primarily as a movie studio. In fact, it’s both, and each side makes the other possible. > Pixar tells powerful stories. That’s true of many movie studios, but Pixar’s stories are often unique because they’re told in a medium which it has invented, and which it continues to evolve. The needs of the stories drive evolution of its media technology; the new frontiers of 3D animation enable new kinds of stories to be told. https://notes.andymatuschak.org/z5aJUJcSbxuQxzHr2YvaY4cX5TuvLQT7r27Dz?stackedNotes=z4SDCZQeRo4xFEQ8H4qrSqd68ucpgE6LU155C&stackedNotes=zg3fYweZpbHeBTpcYke5mF4ZfrJutYcQEtFo&stackedNotes=z6GNVv6RyFDewy11ZgXzce8agWxSLwJ6Ub5Rw&stackedNotes=zUMFE66dxeweppDvgbNAb5hukXzXQu8ErVNv&stackedNotes=z3H98n8DGZmu8XArqHZVsckyWvbTe8wK4kAt2&stackedNotes=z45gUHaD2DcqH3zMWhwHaXESZLCWWk6tHLDi6