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24 alternatives to The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

An optimistic road map for the future

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   The Inevitable▲66

   The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   The Inevitable▲87

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

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   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future▲67

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   Predictably Irrational▲96

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    Well Made - Embracing the Inevitable with Kevin Kelly▲69

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    How machines effect humans in our hyperconnected world

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

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    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

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    Whiplash▲79

    How to Survive Our Faster Future

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    Winning with Data▲64

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