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24 alternatives to Inventology

How we dream up things that change the world

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

1
Little Bets▲89
How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries
2015 · its alternatives →
2
Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming▲69
How can design inspire us to think about our future?
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Idea Makers▲58
Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers
2016 · its alternatives →
4
Innovator's Dilemma▲202
The seminal business book
2015 · its alternatives →
5
The Utopia Experiment▲103
An attempt to live life as if global society collapsed
2015 · its alternatives →
6
Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · its alternatives →
7
Engines of Creation▲54
The coming era of nanotechnology
2016 · its alternatives →
8
Light▲58
A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age
2016 · its alternatives →
9
Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Sapiens▲185
A brief history of humankind
2015 · its alternatives →
11
Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World▲61
How wonder drives tech innovation
2016 · its alternatives →
12
Growth Engines▲95
How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth
2015 · its alternatives →
13
Happy City▲65
Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design
2016 · its alternatives →
14
Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61
How to harness the collective genius of the people
2016 · its alternatives →
15
Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56
Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces
2016 · its alternatives →
16
The 46 Rules of Genius▲65
An innovator's guide to creativity
2016 · its alternatives →
17
Man V. Nature▲148
Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior
2015 · its alternatives →
18
Prosper!▲55
How to create a world worth inheriting
2016 · its alternatives →
19
Idea Makers▲53
Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People
2016 · its alternatives →
20
Hustle▲64
The Life Changing Effects of Constant Motion
2016 · its alternatives →
21
Technopoly▲61
The surrender of culture to technology
2016 · its alternatives →
22
Predictably Irrational▲96
The hidden forces that shape our decisions
2015 · its alternatives →
23
The Act of Creation▲54
A great examination of creativity
2016 · its alternatives →
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Lateral Thinking▲74
Practical explanation of how creativity works
2016 · its alternatives →

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