Flow vs Friction

Come and listen to Host Gia-Raquel chat with today's guest Charles Cording.Charles Cording is an artist, entrepreneur and creative visionary known for his pioneering workat the intersection of art, technology and culture. Over the past two decades. Charles has established himself as one of the most in-demand creative technologists and designers collaborating with founders, CEOs and frontline leaders to innovate next generation platforms and experiences at the cutting edge of new media and emerging technologies like AI, blockchain, and digital reality. In addition to launching D8NGEROUS, he founded REEVOLUTION, an award-winning agency who’s portfolio includes brands like ESPN, the NFL, and the NBA and is currently Chief Visionary Officer of DigiTrax AI, a music technology company developing cutting-edge AI applications in music.Charles Cording represents an extraordinary convergence of conceptual depth and multidisciplinary innovation, marking him as one of the most intriguing new voices in contemporary art. His multidisciplinary background in business and technology informs a unique artistic voice that is simultaneously rooted in traditional techniques yet committed to perpetualinnovation and experimentation, allowing him to fuse mediums and techniques to create pieces of rare depth and complexity.Situating itself at the intersection of conceptual rigor and technical mastery, Cording’s work draws from a rich history of surrealism, abstract expressionism, and digital abstraction, while pushing these traditions into new, unexplored territories. His deft use of varied mediums allows him to confront pressing contemporary issues with an urgency that feels both timely and timeless.Charles Cording, artist and Chief Visionary Officer of Digitrax AI, shares his philosophy of creativity as a lifestyle of receptivity rather than a state to enter and exit. He describes his process as being an "antenna to the universe," remaining open to ideas and allowing them to flow naturally through him.• Approaching creativity as receptive rather than forced, viewing oneself as a vessel for ideas• Balancing human creativity with AI tools in a "centaur" approach that leverages the strengths of both• Recognizing that good ideas lead to more good ideas, creating branching opportunities• Understanding the challenge of completion and letting external factors sometimes determine when art is "finished"• Evaluating life choices through "flow versus friction" to maximize creative energy• Creating uninterrupted blocks of time for deep creative work• Passing creative wisdom to the next generation earlier than we discovered it ourselves• Remaining humble and open to the invisible world of energy that surrounds us• Trusting intuition as a muscle that strengthens with useFor more Divas That Care Network Episodes visit www.divasthatcare.com