As the pharmaceutical industry continues to strive toward modernization, meeting regulatory expectations, and preserving patient safety, organizations are seeing the benefits of intra-industry collaboration and sharing of best practices. Few have, however, considered the potential benefits of expanding this collaborative mindset to engage other industries struggling with similar challenges, such as the personal care, cosmetics, and household product manufacturing industry, and make the most of solutions and strategies developed from varying business drivers and market demands. These industries, while not sharing a common ancestor but experiencing similar external pressures and adapting in differing ways, are on a convergent evolutionary path. Only by understanding that many common problems are being solved in multiple ways can the pharmaceutical industry ensure that it is making the most of these opportunities.