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Technology Convergence:
The New Logic for
Competitive Advantage

I N S I G H T R E P O R T
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Contents


Foreword                                                     3

Executive summary                                              4

Section 1 The 3C Framework as an interconnected system               5

     1.1  Identifying combinations revisited                          7

Section 2 From combinations to convergence dynamics                 9

     2.1  Patterns of value creation                                 10

     2.2  Signals from the field                                     12

          Cognitive robotic systems in healthcare                      12

            Digital twin ecosystems in advanced manufacturing            17

             Intelligent grid systems in energy                          22

        Autonomous labs in life sciences                          27

          Non-invasive brain-computer interfaces                    32

Section 3 The value of orchestration                               37

     3.1  Monetization pathways                                 39

The race to compounding advantage                               42

Contributors                                                  43

Endnotes                                                    46





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April 2026    Technology Convergence:
            The New Logic for Competitive Advantage

  Foreword





                   Aiman Ezzat                     Jeremy Jurgens                       Cathy Li
                    Chief Executive Officer,             Managing Director, Centre for          Head, Centre for AI Excellence;
                      Capgemini                   Frontier Technologies and Innovati