We introduce Coherence-Based Collaboration (CBC) and the Emergent Intelligence Performance Calibration (EIPC) framework, a practical methodology for improving reliability, continuity, and performance in human–AI collaborative work. Drawing upon multi-model production experience, long-context collaboration, and structured evaluation of interaction patterns, the framework proposes that many observed failures in AI-assisted work arise not from model limitations, but from collaboration design failures that generate an often-unrecognized 'Incoherence Tax.'

The session presents a practical framework for reducing this tax through purpose-matched task allocation, relational scaffolding, ethical framing, and explicit recognition, provenance, and attribution practices. Attendees will be introduced to a diagnostic vocabulary for assessing collaboration quality and shown how modest changes in interaction design can substantially improve reliability, transparency, and output quality without requiring new models, infrastructure, or training methodologies.

The presentation is intended for AI practitioners, researchers, organizational leaders, and technology strategists seeking immediately deployable approaches to improving AI-assisted workflows and human-AI collaboration outcomes.