An AI-focused consultancy operating at the convergence of business, technology, and humanity.
The Convergence Collective is focused on helping clients responsibly integrate artificial intelligence into their organizations in ways that drive performance and build the human capacity of their teams. We are a collective of boutique consultancies, agency veterans, and former corporate executives with deep experience in marketing, communications, technology, business strategy, and executive coaching and training.
Navigating the Jagged Frontier of AI
Since ChatGPT was launched in November 2022, Artificial Intelligence has dominated news coverage and captured the imaginations of people around the world. While AI has been around for years, we are clearly in a new phase of evolution, with new models being released every few weeks, and the technology embedding itself in virtually every part of our personal and professional lives.
“AI is one of the most profound things we're working on as humanity. It's more profound than fire or electricity,”
~ Sundar Pichai
Alphabet Inc. CEO
“95% of what marketers use agencies, strategists, and creative professionals for today will easily, nearly instantly and at almost no cost be handled by the AI … No problem."
Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO
“For 18 different tasks … consultants using ChatGPT-4 outperformed those who did not, by a lot. On every dimension. Every way we measured performance.”
~ Prof. Ethan Mollick
UPenn
“AI won’t take your job. Someone using AI will.”
~ Prof. Scott Galloway
NYU
What We Do
Generative AI Training
Generative AI Training isn’t simply about learning how to use a new technology; it’s a change management exercise that impacts how teams work with the technology and each other. Our training programs provide client teams with a strong foundation in generative AI, as well as detailed and deep dive training and coaching on how to get the most out of the tools your organization has authorized, so your teams can do their work better, faster, and more creatively.
AI Transformation
Organizations have been going through digital transformation for years, but we believe the impact of AI is going to be orders of magnitude more significant than any of these efforts. AI has already begun to reshape every facet of how we discover, connect with, and serve our customers. Traditional structures, processes, and skillsets are insufficient to navigate this shift. To not only survive, but thrive in this new landscape, companies must reimagine their functions with AI at the core to unlock the full potential of AI and drive value creation that has lasting change.
Growth & Presentation Coaching
Personal, professional, and organizational growth comes from learning to listen to your audience’s needs and communicating effectively and persuasively to meet those needs, both stated and latent. As technology dominates so much of our work interactions, Growth & Presentation Coaching focuses on the humanity of our teams, helping them listen, write, and present so they can grow as individuals and help the organization grow overall.
Meet the Collective
We draw from our collective of consultancies and experts to form bespoke teams that are purpose-built to solve our clients’ unique challenges and help them thrive in this moment of transformation and renewal. Unlike most consultancies, The Convergence Collective is comprised of practitioners who were C-level executives responsible for designing and executing these programs in our organizations. Some of our members include:
Ron Guirguis
CEO and Founder of The Convergence Collective, Ron is a former large agency executive, having been CEO of MSL Groups, MD of Corporate & Public Affairs at Edelman, and Deputy MD of Fleishman-Hillard, NY. Ron is also a professional coach and a consultant specializing in team development and how Generative AI is impacting the future of marketing and communications.
Tim Rich
Co-Founder of The Convergence Collective and former Chief Data Science Officer for Publicis Groupe, Tim is an expert technologist and data scientist who specializes in helping teams understand how to use data and technology to improve their work.
Marc Strachan
Founder of Coach Marc Consulting and a former ad executive with deep in-house and agency experience, Marc is a certified coach with expertise in corporate culture / change management, DEI, professional development, and creative excellence.
Helen Hannan Evans
Co-founder of The Listening People, Helen is an outcome-focused strategist with over 25 years of experience in brand, marketing, communications and engagement. She has spent her career at some of the world’s leading professional services firms, including EY, Latham & Watkins, and Towers Perrin.
Paul Clarke
Co-Founder of The Listing People, Paul has over 25 years of experience leading brand marketing and communications strategies for the world's largest organization and has served in senior communications roles at EY, McKinsey, Prudential, Deloitte, and Arthur Anderson.
Collective Members
Working Together
Focused Workshops
2 to 3 day engagements - we are on-site working with the client team, focused on activities designed to produce immediate positive outcomes and new approaches to sticky problems.
Tactical
Sprints
2 to 6 week sessions - we deploy a multi-disciplinary, agile team to work with clients on clear deliverables, with a distinct path to success resulting in quantified solutions and deep impact on client business.
Strategic Engagements
Longer-term engagements (2 to 6 months or more) - we integrate with client teams, driving strategy, providing counsel to leadership and supporting and reinforcing capacity for projects deeply tied to business operations and organizational performance.
Special Projects & Situations
We know that things don’t always go as planned and we’re here to jump in to help when special projects and situations occur. We will shift with client needs at all levels of scale to solve challenges with mixed methods, disciplined execution and robust quantification approaches.