Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Making Things Work

Solving Complex Problems in a Complex World

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Making Things Work launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1IW
   I wrote a book about using data science to solve “everyday” problems▲632

   2021 · andrewnc.github.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Man V. Nature▲148

   Stories that illuminate the complexity of human behavior

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Book In A Box▲210

   Book writing & publishing as a service

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Art of Learning▲91

   An inner journey to optimal performance

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Effective Thinking▲127

   Become more successful through better thinking

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Flow▲87

   The psychology of optimal experience

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Checklist Manifesto▲108

   How to get things right

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Getting Things Done▲124

   Revised 2015 edition of the popular productivity book

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Mindset▲84

   How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Reframe: Shift the Way You Work, Innovate, and Think▲139

    Reframe your problems as opportunities

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Delivering Happiness▲92

    Seeking happiness and making people happy

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Predictably Irrational▲96

    The hidden forces that shape our decisions

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Scrum▲85

    A breathtakingly brief and agile introduction

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Jobs-to-be-Done: Theory to Practice▲100

    Turn innovation into a science.

    2017 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Introduction to Algorithms▲92

    Broad span of algorithms, covered in clear depth

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Designing Interactions▲91

    Interviews with influential designers

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Thinking, Fast and Slow▲119

    A book on how the mind works and how choices are made

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Don't Make Me Think▲83

    A book about human-computer interaction and web usability

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Make It Stick▲5

    The Science of Successful Learning

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Lovability▲117

    How to build products people love and be happy doing it

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Computer Science Distilled▲3

    Learn the Art of Solving Computational Problems

    2017 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Community▲87

    How to cultivate authentic, effective communities

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Growth Engines▲95

    How the most successful startups unlock extraordinary growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Business Model Generation▲94

    Design and visualise your business model

    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 →