Human connection still matters – Even in an AI-enabled world, participants consistently highlighted the importance of in-person conversations that allow people to see beyond a CV and build genuine trust.
In „Innovatoren 2026“ erzählen uns Erfolgsmenschen ihre Geschichte. Sie gehen neue Wege, denken visionär und nehmen uns mit in ihre Welt: In diesem Buch erläutern 20 Autorinnen und Autoren – darunter der CEO von Vorwerk, Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl – ihre Erfolgsstrategien: Wie sie Menschen motivieren, Innovationen umsetzen und neue Perspektiven eröffnen.
Berlin's startup ecosystem allowed Paksy to lead and co-build the world's first Web3 Drone Corridor, win a Berlin State Deep Tech Award, and helped a Berlin-based startup break-even in less than 3 years. While also supporting Paksy in conducting 3-year long AI research w/ hundreds of participants.
Estonia's lifestyle magazine, Eesti Naine, interviewed impactmania's founder, Paksy Plackis-Cheng: "You can be very smart, but if you don't create value or impact, you're just another peacock. Take it to heart; "I've met so many whose day jobs consist of attending meetings, moving documents around, and generally critiquing why certain things cannot be done. Be an impactmaker, Intelligence minus execution = just noise."
In today's complex world, no single entity can solve the most pressing societal challenges alone. We must join forces across sectors to accelerate the, ensure rightful and business impact for every participant, down to the individual contributor.
The most alarming learning? impactmania's tests showed that AI hiring tools such as Application Tracking Systems (ATS) often favor the least experienced candidates over top (educated and experienced) people. It’s clear that human biases and historical data play a big role in this — and how the machine learns over time. We would fool ourselves to say that algorithmic hiring is based solely on merit.
Impactmania's founder, Chief Strategy Officer at Staex GmbH, Paksy Plackis-Cheng, led an industry-first drone corridor for data sharing and monetization. And we won! The Deep Tech Berlin Award! We are grateful for the recognition and thank our customers, partners, and public entities who have helped us over the last years! You know who you are! This is for you.