Our Services

  • Local Housing Strategy

    An effective housing strategy requires community alignment. We can help your team bring together local government, business, philanthropy, and non-profits to craft a strategy and execute it. We’ll help to educate, inspire, and assign roles and responsibilities for needed community change.

    90-Day Sprint

    12-Month Marathon

  • Technical Analysis

    Housing involves an intricate interplay of building codes, zoning regulations, economic development tools, bank financing, and private capital. Flywheel understands how these systems work together and knows which dials to adjust to create a harmonious outcome for your community. We will help your team to understand why the local market isn’t producing the types of housing needed in the community and which levers to pull to ensure positive change.

    Development Opportunity Analysis

    Zoning & Policy Audits

    Long-term Growth Strategy & Corridor Studies

    Guide to Placemaking and Neighborhood Patterns

  • Education + Training

    We support communities by providing training workshops and curriculum designed for municipal staff, elected officials, and community leaders in business and philanthropy who are dedicated to problem solving. Whether its creating abundant housing, fostering healthy neighborhoods or revitalizing local business districts, we have the tools and experience to help you build momentum.

    Half-day Workshop

    4-Day Bootcamp for Community Leaders

    Emerging Developer Training Programs

  • Community Engagement

    We’re here to help navigate difficult conversations. Our human-centered approach emphasizes the power of listening and learning from communal knowledge while never losing site of the realities in the marketplace. Our goal is to ensure everyone understands the tradeoffs inherent in each choice and that we have created shared accountability for the future of each place.

    Small Group Facilitation

    Large Group Facilitation

  • Communication

    We know that effective communications can make or break even the best strategies and ideas. From presentations to print collateral to social media, we work to build widespread community understanding and alignment. The Flywheel team has a design and communications background to help translate the big ideas and explain why they matter.

    Communications Plans

    Social Media Templates

    Key Information Packets

  • Consulting + Support

    Sometimes you just need to talk it through. Flywheel can help you navigate a specific situation, give advice, and answer a few questions.

“Flywheel is top notch. We hired Ryan Kilpatrick and his team to assist Mason County in becoming “housing ready” and they did not disappoint. Ryan is a master teacher and facilitator who educated our Housing Alliance on our county’s needs and opportunities and prepared us to take that message into the community. Additionally, he and his team provided feedback and suggestions on our zoning ordinances, created a toolkit for municipal leaders to help incentivize housing development and assisted us with site selection for new housing construction. The Mason County Housing Alliance would hire Flywheel again without a hint of reservation. Do yourself a favor: if your community is facing daunting housing challenges, as most are, hire Flywheel to be your guide and you will be so glad you did.”

Kristi Lucas-Zimmerman
Economic Development Director
Chamber Alliance of Mason County/The Right Place