What have we learned from previous industrial transformations?
Will our experiences help us to handle Industry 5.0 better,
or will the transitions from one industrial paradigm to the next
continue to be destructive, brutal, and socially upsetting? This
author’s action research with several industries, including Germany’s
premier industry, the automotive and mobility industry,
indicates that the implications of these fields are still inadequately
understood and hardly anticipated in strategic plans.