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24 alternatives to Competing for the Future

The art of planning for the future

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Competing for the Future launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61
An optimistic road map for the future
2016 · its alternatives →
2
The Industries of the Future▲60
Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Winning with Data▲64
Transform Culture, Empower People, and Shape the Future
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Digital Strategy▲65
A Guide to Digital Business Transformation
2016 · its alternatives →
5
Stretch▲62
How to future-proof yourself for tomorrow's workplace
2016 · its alternatives →
6
Innovator's Dilemma▲202
The seminal business book
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · its alternatives →
8
Art of Learning▲91
An inner journey to optimal performance
2015 · its alternatives →
9
Generating Buy-In▲67
Mastering the Language of Leadership
2016 · its alternatives →
10
The Startup Equation▲72
A visual guidebook for building your startup
2016 · its alternatives →
11
Product Roadmaps▲111
How to develop a product strategy + 9 example roadmaps
2016 · its alternatives →
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The Inevitable▲66
The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
2016 · its alternatives →
13
Growth Engines▲95
How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth
2015 · its alternatives →
14
The Sovereign Individual▲77
Mastering the Transition to the Information Age
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Powering the Future▲88
How we will fuel the civilization of tomorrow
2015 · its alternatives →
16
The Art of Opportunity▲70
Achieve growth with design thinking and strategic innovation
2016 · its alternatives →
17
Mindset▲75
The New Psychology of Success
2016 · its alternatives →
18
Predictably Irrational▲96
The hidden forces that shape our decisions
2015 · its alternatives →
19
Business Model Generation▲94
Design and visualise your business model
2015 · its alternatives →
20
The Design of Business▲74
Design thinking as a competitive advantage
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · its alternatives →
22
The Art of Possibility▲58
Transforming Professional and Personal Life
2016 · its alternatives →
23
Innovation Thinking Methods for the Modern Entrepreneur▲76
A simple way to reliably find step-function better solutions
2016 · its alternatives →
24
Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69
How can design inspire us to think about our future?
2016 · its alternatives →

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