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24 alternatives to Navigating Emerging Technologies

A map for explorers, visionaries and investors

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Navigating Emerging Technologies launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Tech Trends from 2020▲262

   60+ trends in AI, AR, VR, IoT, 3DP, etc.

   2019 · danieleckler.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Future Timeline▲115

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   2015 · futuretimeline.net · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61

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   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Envisioning Cities▲78

   Track innovation shaping the future of cities.

   2020 · cities.envisioning.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
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   2021 · future.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   500 Earth▲192

   500 Startups. Mapped.

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Visions of the Future (by NASA)▲160

   You can be an architect of the future

   2016 · jpl.nasa.gov · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Tools for Thought▲69

   The history and future of mind-expanding technology

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Represent Map▲71

   The world's startup communities mapped

   2014 · representmap.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Lisa: Evolution Museum▲116

    Computers that have made milestones in the tech industry

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11. 11
    Engines of Creation▲54

    The coming era of nanotechnology

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Aha! Starter Roadmap▲149

    The new way product managers build visual roadmaps

    2017 · aha.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Build Y▲98

    Open-source playground for breakthrough inventions

    2025 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Roadmaps for Epics▲127

    Easily define and visualize your key product initiatives

    2017 · aha.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Map of the Internet▲83

    Journey through/over/across the world wide web by Quartz

    2016 · qz.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Startup Genome▲11

    Map, measure and grow worldwide entrepreneurship ecosystem

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Startup Blink▲102

    The Global Startup Map

    2014 · startupblink.com · its alternatives →

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    The Signals Are Talking: Why Today's Fringe Is Tomorrow's Mainstream▲66

    How to predict the future of technology.

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    The Emerging Trends Report 2021▲81

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20. 20
    The Nature of Technology▲64

    What It Is and How It Evolves

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Inevitable▲87

    The 12 tech forces that will shape our future by Kevin Kelly

    2017 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →

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    Genius▲56

    Annotate the world

    2014 · genius.com · its alternatives →

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    One Codex ▲67

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    2014 · onecodex.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Business Beyond 2030▲89

    The podcast to understand what comes next for business.

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