Gary Mintchell Editor in Chief discusses what automation means to future unemployment (The <a href="http://www.thelightsinthetunnel.com/">Lights in the Tunnel</a> by Martin Ford) the value of working with your hands ( <a href="http://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/shop-class-as-soulcraft">Shop Craft as Soulcraft</a> by Matthew Crawford) decentralized organizations ( <a href="http://www.starfishandspider.com/">The Starfish and the Spider</a>) along with recapping the Packaging Automation Forum Emerson/Fisher's new Laboratory and ABB's user conference.