The short answer.
Clarinet says it helps organizations develop fluency with AI, build high-impact workflows and agents, and set strategy to scale transformation. Its programs page groups that work under Strategy, Workflow Transformation and People Transformation, and says every program is customized to the client.
Average Robot closes the AI Profitability Gap™, the distance between what a company expected AI to deliver and what it is delivering. The work starts where people already use AI every day and the return has not shown up in the numbers. We find which part of that return is breaking and redesign the work around the people using the tools.
The clearest difference is where each firm starts. Clarinet's programs page leads with fluency training and with building AI workflows and agents alongside your team. An Average Robot engagement starts by researching why the AI already in use has not paid back, with the C-suite leader who owns that number.
Who they are.
Clarinet was called ApplyAI until it announced its new name, saying the mission and the team stayed the same. Clarinet says it is an OpenAI Select Partner, part of the OpenAI Partner Network, and it appears in OpenAI's Partner Locator.
On its programs page, Clarinet lists an AI Strategy Accelerator, hourly AI advising, leadership enablement, workflow reinvention, implementation and configuration of AI tools, AI building sprints, an AI Fluency Assessment, an AI Champions Program and org-wide fluency training. It calls its proprietary methodology the Friction Framework, used to identify, sequence and implement AI use cases.
Clarinet says it works with small and mid-size organizations, in industries including professional services, tech, healthcare, finance, legal and consulting, and typically with the leaders who drive people, operations or strategy.
Who we are.
Average Robot is the change management firm for the AI transformation of the workplace, founded by Matt Perry, with thirty years in marketing and creative, and Rob Cannon, PhD, an organizational psychologist. They co-authored The Elephant in the Algorithm.
We work with C-suite leaders and their senior reports, and we carry the change through to the teams using AI every day. Average Robot is not a certification body, does not run training courses and does not sell software of its own. When a job needs engineering, we bring in a build partner.
Where each of us wins.
| Pick Clarinet when | Pick Average Robot when |
|---|---|
| You want AI fluency training across a large part of the workforce. | A C-suite leader owns what AI returns. |
| You want hands-on help building AI agents and workflows with your teams. | People already use AI every day and the P&L has not moved. |
| You are adopting ChatGPT Enterprise or the OpenAI API and want a partner listed by OpenAI. | You want the two founders doing the work themselves, with no training catalog or platform to buy. |
| Success is measured in how well your people use AI. | Success is measured in the return AI produces. |
Clarinet, Prosci and Average Robot.
If you are weighing Clarinet against Prosci for AI adoption, the two come from different traditions. Prosci, the home of the ADKAR Model, says its AI work includes the Prosci AI Adoption Framework and a one-day program for leaders built on an AI-specific evolution of ADKAR. Clarinet comes from AI enablement, with fluency training and workflow building at the center of its programs.
Average Robot works closer to the business result, starting with why the AI already in use has not reached the P&L. Our Average Robot vs Prosci page covers the Prosci side in more detail.
How the engagements differ.
Clarinet says every program is customized to the organization, and its site invites buyers to book a 30-minute introductory call or ask for a quote. For Clarinet's fees, ask Clarinet directly.
An Average Robot engagement starts with the free AI Profit Readiness Assessment. Next comes the AI Profit Workshop, $2,999 for up to six participants and credited in full toward the Sprint if you start one within six months. Then the AI Profit Sprint, a 90-day engagement from $19,999. The AI Transformation Advisory is scoped to the organization.
Questions people ask.
Is Clarinet the same kind of firm as Average Robot?
Both work on the people side of AI, with a different emphasis. Clarinet describes itself as an AI enablement firm, and its programs center on AI fluency training, AI strategy and building AI workflows and agents. Average Robot is a change management firm that researches why AI already in use is not paying back and fixes the first things blocking it. Average Robot does not run training courses.
When should we choose Clarinet instead of Average Robot?
When the main need is AI fluency training across your workforce, or hands-on help building AI agents and workflows. Clarinet also says it is an OpenAI Select Partner, which is relevant if you are adopting ChatGPT Enterprise or the OpenAI API. Choose Average Robot when people already use AI every day and the return has not reached the P&L.
Can we use both?
Yes. Clarinet's training and building work can run alongside Average Robot's research into where the return from AI is leaking. Ask each firm which part of the work it owns, so the two scopes do not overlap.
How does Clarinet compare with Prosci for AI adoption?
Prosci comes from change management and certification, and says its AI work includes the Prosci AI Adoption Framework and a one-day leader program built on ADKAR. Clarinet comes from AI enablement, with fluency training, strategy and workflow building. Average Robot starts from the business result, with the C-suite leader who owns it. Our Average Robot vs Prosci page covers Prosci in more detail.
How much does Average Robot cost?
The AI Profit Readiness Assessment is free. The AI Profit Workshop is $2,999 for up to six participants and is credited in full toward the AI Profit Sprint if you start one within six months. The Sprint starts at $19,999. The AI Transformation Advisory is scoped to the organization. For Clarinet's fees, ask Clarinet directly.