When the first Spinning Jenny was built, it sparked outrage and was burned by angry spinners fearing for their jobs. But the invention was a marvel that increased thread production from 3.6 to 16.8 million kilograms. Workers ended up being happy because it cut down the number of hours to produce thread and more jobs were available as supply increased. So when we think about IR 4.0 and feel the same fear, I recall a treasured quote by Erica Jong who once said: “I have accepted fear as a part of l