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24 alternatives to The Idea Machine

Now ideas can be produced industrially

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Idea Machine launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Become An Idea Machine▲88

   Because ideas are the currency of the 21st Century

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2TI
   The Idea Machine▲19

   2014 · ideamachine.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Idea Makers▲58

   Insights into some of our greatest thinkers + makers

   2016 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Meaningful▲69

   The story of ideas that fly

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   What to Think About Machines That Think: ▲74

   Today's leading thinkers on the age of machine intelligence

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Where Good Ideas Come From▲79

   The natural history of innovation

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Where Good Ideas Come From▲62

   The natural history of innovation

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Unleashing the ideavirus▲65

   Turn your ideas into epidemics

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Idea Makers▲53

   Personal Perspectives on the Lives & Ideas of Notable People

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Makers: The New Industrial Revolution▲72

    The front lines of a new industrial revolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    jasper▲96

    The Future of writing

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Thinkertoys▲76

    A handbook of creative thinking techniques

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Making Ideas Happen▲75

    Overcoming the obstacles between vision and reality

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    The Second Machine Age▲66

    Work, progress, and prosperity in a time of brilliant techno

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Innovation Karma▲56

    Explore The DNA Of Business Creativity

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Now You See It▲59

    How technology will reshape the way we think and learn

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Reinventing Organizations▲77

    A new kind of organization

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Creative Priority▲56

    Strategies for designing an organization around creativity

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Makers▲3

    The new industrial revolution

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    All In Startup▲62

    Launching a new idea when everything is on the line

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Kindling▲67

    Idea management

    2014 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Meaningful: The Story of Ideas that Fly▲61

    Building ideas that make successful products

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tools for Thought▲69

    The history and future of mind-expanding technology

    2016 · 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 →