Automation enables a personal connection between a work environment and communities, but it can also bring isolation. How technology is shaping society and how people are changing to adapt to that situation was recently explored by Accenture PLC in a recent report in which the professional-services giant identified five emerging technology trends that will provide both challenges and opportunities for companies.“We see companies that have to build a social contract with these people,” said Marc Carrel-Billiard, global senior managing director of Accenture Labs. “It’s a two-way street now: You build a lot of technology, and the people adopt this technology and bring back feedback