RADICAL STRATEGIES

Meet Stefano Casillo, the technical director who spearheaded the creation of the Assetto Corsa sim racing video game franchise. In this conversation, we deep dive into the backstory behind the platform that’s given rise to the world’s most active racing based mod community.

This is an exciting and insightful interview that gives insights into the technical challenges behind game development and looks into the future of racing games and user generated content.

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Stefano Casillo: @kunosstefano

Rod Chong: @rev_sect

Race Service: @race.service

Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

C24 is an independent platform, exploring collaboration as a creative practice. For this episode, the Berlin based founders of Collide24 - Lena Manger and Kevin Moll look in detail at Artist-to Artist collabs, with a glimpse into the NFT world and how it intersects with solo and group works.

The cofounder of Youtube Channel Wong Fu Productions, Influencer and Brand Collaborator, Wesley Chan talks through the all aspects of collaboration programs and lays out solid advice for both brands and artists alike.

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Wesley Chan: @thewesleychan

Rod Chong: @rev_sect

Race Service: @race.service

Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Toronto based Graphic Design + Creative Director + Live Streamer, Mike Sunday's discourses on the history, present and future of the collaboration universe.

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Mike Sunday: @mike_sunday

Rod Chong: @rev_sect

Race Service: @race.service

Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Artist and electronic music producer, Reuben Wu talks through his multi-facetted creative career while talking through the ins and outs of collab practices and artist commissions.

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Reuben Wu: @itsreuben

Rod Chong: @rev_sect

Race Service: @race.service

Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Ahh the mysterious Paulus. A shadow from outside of the data mined world of the interwebs. Is he a spy? An agent? I am not sure. That I know is that he's someone who moves between continents and cultures with seemingly great ease. A man of unknown origin and purpose. But listen to his insights. He has a viewpoint that needs to be taken in.

Most of the people I talk to in Radical Strategies can be categorized one of two ways. 1: My friends: people I consider to be insightful and inspirational; who are guaranteed to give a fantastic conversation. 2: People I wish I was friends with, who are also rather insightful and inspirational; and are guaranteed to give a fantastic conversation. Hollis falls into this second category, and although many people know her as a recording artist, it's her deep understanding of cultural + societal structures and movements that I wanted to tap into with this conversation. Have a listen.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:58 - Who you are and what you do

4:00 - When we were younger how did we imagine the future?

7:30 - Her experience as an artist during the pandemic

14:50 - Coming back to her artist project with a new perspective

16:00 - Observations of a triple pandemic

20:30 - New ways of thinking emerging

22:08 - Echo chambers

23:26 - How social media Platforms profit off of continued conflict & polarization

27:53 - Beneficiaries of social progress

31:10 - You have to think beyond what you see

33:50 - What is your radical strategy?

Mentioned on the Show: 

Emergent Strategy: https://www.amazon.com/Emergent-Strategy-Shaping-Change-Changing/dp/1849352607

Grace Lee Boggs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Lee_Boggs

Parable of the Sower: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52397.Parable_of_the_Sower

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Hollis Wong-Wear: @holliswongwear

Hollis Wong-Wear's Website: https://holliswongwear.com

Rod Chong: @rev_sect

Race Service: @race.service

Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Why do we think the things we do? Why do we believe the things we do? How are values and storylines inserted into our brains? I am often left pondering these questions, every time I have had the opportunity to converse with Monika Bielskyte. A futurist, speaker, and science fiction world designer, Monika is someone with the insight and courage to challenge and question the existing power structures that dominate the world as we know it. Listen to what she has to say here: much-insight-there-is.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:04 - Who you are and what you do

2:10 - Growing up in the Soviet Union

5:00 - Finding VR for the first time

8:00 - How can the world adopt the technology of VR for the better?

9:18 - The movie Black Panther was a watershed moment for Protopia visions of the future

11:07 - The pandemic was not a surprise

12:00 - Where do you see things going in the next 5 years?

13:20 - Action // Inaction

14:13 - It's hard to see a future in which your own world view is obsolete

16:45 - What is Protopia Futures?

17:40 - What is your radical strategy?

18:00 - We change the world by the choices we make

20:45 - Show up and care about everything you do

Mentioned on the Show:

Protopia Futures: @protopiafutures

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Monika’s Bielskyte: @monikabielskyte

Rod Chong: @rev_sect

Race Service: @race.service

Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Ahh, Ed Palumbo. My dear friend Ed Palumbo. Professionally, he's a strategist. And a futurist. He mixes game theory with a penchant for pattern recognition and an understanding of technology. Any time spent with him is always guaranteed to be filled with insights and massive lateral leaps of thought process. He's also one of about three people who gets my rather odd sense of humour. Check the conversation.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:58 - Game Theory + Strategy = Futurism

3:09 - Why Ed is a futurist

7:15 - Could you predict something like the pandemic happening?

9:20 - The problem with celebrification of any one individual

10:15 - The control of information & ideology is changing

12:41 - Discourses on the American Dream storyline

18:30 - Unintended consequences of technologies and platforms

21:00 - Self driving cars & AR / VR: The Fear Of Technology

24:45 - The future benefit of Virtual Reality

27:45 - Never Peak - Commit to a lifetime of learning

Follow:

Ed Palumbo: @doted

Rod Chong: @rev_sect

Race Service: @race.service

Produced & Edited By - Andrew Cramb: @andrew_ftw

Radical Strategies is a podcast about the future. Hosted by LA based creative director, Rod Chong. Each season focuses on a different aspect of the future with a slant towards design, media, collabs and art + technology. Featuring a wide assortment of futurists, designers, artists, creatives and technologists, each Radical Strategies episode will provide practical insights to illuminate viewers + listeners with practical advice for the future. Produced in collaboration with Race Service.