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24 alternatives to Collapse

How societies choose to fail and succeed

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Collapse launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Collapse▲75

   The end of society simulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Why Nations Fail▲75

   The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Why We Fail▲76

   Learn from other people's failures.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Utopia Experiment▲103

   An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Resilience ▲55

   Why things bounce back

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The End of Average▲63

   How we succeed in a world that values sameness

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Predictably Irrational▲96

   The hidden forces that shape our decisions

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Rational Optimist▲77

   How prosperity evolves

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   A Systems Doing Approach To Disruption▲58

   Use systems 'doing' to disrupt industries

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Critical Path▲60

    how humanity found itself in its current situation

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Collapse▲7

    Factors that lead to the collapse of civilizations

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Zero-Sum Society▲61

    Distribution and the possibilities for economic change

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Collapse and Revival - the causes and consequences of global recessions and economic recoveries▲56

    free ebook in exchange for your reading data

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Win at Losing▲62

    How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Competing for the Future▲54

    The art of planning for the future

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    People Over Profit ▲65

    Break the system, live with purpose, be more successful

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Failure is Never Final▲58

    How to bounce back BIG from any defeat

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54

    What's the future?

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Mindset▲75

    The New Psychology of Success

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    What "Disruption" Really Means▲152

    An illustrated explanation, from Hardbound

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Reality is Broken▲65

    Why Games Make Us Better & How They Can Change the World

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Decisive▲62

    How to make better choices in life and work

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Innovator's Solution▲69

    Creating and sustaining successful growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Connect▲57

    How companies succeed by engaging radically with society

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →