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24 alternatives to The Act of Creation

A great examination of creativity

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

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   The Act of Creation▲66

   All creatures have the capacity for creative activity

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Lateral Thinking▲74

   Practical explanation of how creativity works

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Last Question by Isaac Asimov▲76

   We are the creator and the creation at the same time.

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Idea Makers▲58

   Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Light▲58

   A Radiant History from Creation to the Quantum Age

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sparks of Genius▲64

   Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People

   2016 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Engines of Creation▲54

   The coming era of nanotechnology

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Create Or Hate: Successful People Make Things▲128

   We are all creative — there is a creator in you.

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Science of Habit-Forming Products▲166

    (and how to build them)

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Origin of (Almost) Everything▲64

    From the Big Bang to Belly-Button Fluff

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Envisioning Information▲87

    A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Idea Makers▲53

    Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Vital Question▲55

    Energy, evolution, and the origins of complex life

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thinking Outside The Box▲62

    How to Think Creatively By Applying Critical Thinking

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Origin of Species▲81

    Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Wonderland: How Play Made the Modern World▲61

    How wonder drives tech innovation

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Art of Stoic Perception▲86

    24 Ancient Techniques for Creating an Invincible Mind

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Jobs-to-be-Done: Theory to Practice▲100

    Turn innovation into a science.

    2017 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Arrival of the Fittest: Solving Evolution's Greatest Puzzle ▲61

    How new traits originate

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Design of Everyday Things▲165

    Good, usable design is possible

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Little Bets▲89

    How breakthrough ideas emerge from small discoveries

    2015 · its alternatives →

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