Intellectual methodology
Good ideas never stand alone. We show which insights originate in research and official frameworks, which models Convene developed, and how human accountability remains decisive.
Our method
The content of this website is a synthesis. We connect academic research, strategy, European regulation and practical experience with an original vision for intelligent organizations.
A citation does not imply that the researcher or institution endorses Convene, our services or our models. We use their work as an intellectual foundation and identify where our interpretation begins.
This is a living account. We update it when our thinking changes or a new framework becomes relevant.
Original Convene work
A Convene organization model comprising Executive Alignment, Process Redesign, Organizational Capability, Culture & Change and Human Capital Shift. It translates strategic AI choices into organization design. It is an original synthesis, not an academically validated model.
The platform designed by Convene for collaboration between people, AI agents and external systems within explicit authority. Governance, tasks, knowledge, approval and auditability turn our vision into operations.
Our application of collective intelligence, the routes Automation, Augmentation and Transformation, and the principle Technology follows strategy are Convene frameworks. They connect established knowledge into one decision and delivery method.
Origin and application
Human EPOCH
Human EPOCH is based on EPOCH research by Isabella Loaiza and Roberto Rigobon. Convene adds Human to distinguish the original human centered framework from EPOCH Organization. We attribute the five capabilities and their origin to the researchers.
Collective intelligence
The MIT Center for Collective Intelligence explains how people and computers can act intelligently together. Convene translates that idea into a governable organization model coordinating human judgment, AI, data and feedback.
Strategy first
Michael Porter distinguishes operational effectiveness from strategy. Convene applies that insight to AI: technology gains direction only when the position, value and coherence it should strengthen are clear. Technology follows strategy is our application.
Governance
Four authoritative frameworks shape our governance approach. The European AI Act and GDPR define relevant legal duties. The NIST AI Risk Management Framework and OECD AI Principles add practical language for risk, trustworthiness, transparency, safety and human agency.
These frameworks do not replace legal advice. Applicable duties depend on the organization, its role in the AI value chain and the specific use.
Primary and authoritative sources
MIT Sloan
Isabella Loaiza and Roberto Rigobon
The original basis for the five human capabilities Empathy, Presence, Opinion, Creativity and Hope.
MIT Center for Collective Intelligence
Thomas W. Malone and colleagues
The research basis for understanding how people and computers can produce intelligent behavior together.
Harvard Business Review
Michael E. Porter
The basis for distinguishing operational effectiveness from a distinctive strategic position.
European Union
European Parliament and Council
The European legal framework for risk based duties, transparency and human oversight.
European Union
European Parliament and Council
The legal framework for lawful, transparent and careful processing of personal data.
NIST
Elham Tabassi and NIST
A practical voluntary framework for identifying, measuring and managing AI risks.
OECD
Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development
International principles for human centered, transparent, robust and accountable AI.
Human and AI
Vision and accountability. The vision, models, editorial choices and final publication responsibility belong to Convene.
AI as intellectual tooling. AI supports research, structure, editing, translation, visual exploration and consistency checks. It is not an independent author and makes no final decisions.
Source control. When a claim relies on external work, we prefer the original publication or an official source. Interpretations and original models are identified as such.
Corrections. If a reference is incomplete or deserves greater precision, contact info@convene.nl.
Last reviewed on 6 September 2026.