Field Notes: How Flowmingo AI Creates Space for Human Connection

Technology continues to reshape the way we meet, hire and build teams.

For anyone who cares about people and their stories, the challenge is to guide these changes toward empathy and trust.

Recently I had the chance to explore a platform that takes this challenge seriously:
Flowmingo AI, a Y Combinator-backed company whose platform is already used by a growing list of innovative global organisations.

I joined them as Content Creator Business Partner for Switzerland to experience first-hand how artificial intelligence can support, rather than replace, the human side of hiring.

A first encounter

It felt oddly personal: the questions were thoughtfully tailored to my background and the process carried a quiet focus. The technology brings the human element into focus at a later stage.
By taking over the repetitive early steps, it creates space for real connection, + supported by better data.

How it works

Flowmingo starts with an AI-driven first-round interview in which candidates record video responses. The system adapts its questions dynamically, responding to each answer and drawing on the candidate’s own CV to make the conversation more relevant.

Recruiters using this AI recruitment platform receive rich analytics and evaluation reports that go well beyond a simple pass or fail, providing a deeper understanding of every applicant. The core platform is free to use and companies can start without sales calls or lengthy approval processes.

For those who want extra features such as retakes or detailed feedback, the Flowmingo AI hiring tool offers optional premium upgrades for a small fee.

Why it matters

Automation often raises fears of losing the human touch. Here the opposite happens.
When the routine work is handled by AI, recruiters regain the time and headspace for what only people can do: build trust, listen with care and guide candidates through the next steps.

Technology becomes a support for empathy, creating space for connection rather than replacing it.

Reflections for social innovation

This experience reminds me how technology and social innovation can work together when we design with intention.

At editoria33 I look for stories where new tools help people stay human. Flowmingo offers a living example of that principle: AI in service of fairness and the simple dignity of being heard.

If you’d like to explore Flowmingo yourself, the platform is free to use: