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24 alternatives to The Geography of Genius

A search for the World's most creative places

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

1
The 46 Rules of Genius▲65
An innovator's guide to creativity
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
2
Sparks of Genius▲64
Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
3
The Creativity Challenge▲63
"A go-to read for the creative genius in every one"
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
4
Landmarks▲53
On the importance of language and landscape
2016 · penguin.co.uk · its alternatives →
5
Dream Cities: Seven Urban Ideas That Shape the World▲56
Investigation of key ideas that have shaped our urban spaces
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
6
Fantastic Cities▲61
Coloring book of amazing places real and imagined
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
7
The Smartest Places on Earth▲59
Why rustbelts are the emerging hotspots of global innovation
2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →
8
Thinkertoys▲76
A handbook of creative thinking techniques
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
9
Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind ▲65
A glimpse inside the minds of highly creative people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
10
Idea Makers▲58
Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
11
Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61
How to harness the collective genius of the people
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
12
Re/code Decode - Eric Weiner, Author of "The Geography of Genius"▲76
Where we live influences how smart we are
2016 · rss.art19.com · its alternatives →
13
The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World▲66
Great book on explaining the value of creativity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
14
Where Good Ideas Come From▲79
The natural history of innovation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
15
Imaginary Cities▲70
Mapping cities of sound, melancholia and the afterlife
2016 · influxpress.com · its alternatives →
16
Maps of the Mind▲62
Charts and concepts of the mind and its labyrinths
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
17
Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World▲60
Stanford's Tina Seelig's course on creativity and innovation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
18
Inventology▲72
How we dream up things that change the world
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Envisioning Information▲87
A remarkable range of examples of visual thinkinking
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Where Good Ideas Come From▲62
The natural history of innovation
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
21
Wanderlust▲61
A history of walking
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
22
Lateral Thinking▲74
Practical explanation of how creativity works
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
23
Kobold's Guide to Worldbuilding▲56
Essays on the creation of worlds, from geology to politics
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
24
The Artist's Way▲75
A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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