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

How tech in the next 30 years will transform our lives

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: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future ▲61
An optimistic road map for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Inevitable▲66
The 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Inevitable▲87
The 12 tech forces that will shape our future by Kevin Kelly
2017 · penguinrandomhouse.com · its alternatives →
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Physics of the Future▲73
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Future Timeline▲115
Predicts advancements in science and technology
2015 · futuretimeline.net · its alternatives →
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The Industries of the Future▲60
Exploring the tech and economic trends of next 10 years
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Tools for Thought▲69
The history and future of mind-expanding technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Competing for the Future▲54
The art of planning for the future
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Real World of Technology ▲62
The complex relationship between technology and society
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Technotopia▲96
A book about how the future is going to be pretty awesome.
2015 · publishizer.com · its alternatives →
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Powering the Future▲88
How we will fuel the civilization of tomorrow
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Who Owns the Future?▲5
How technology will transform our humanity for decades
2015 · its alternatives →
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Big Data▲73
A Revolution That Will Transform How We Live, Work & Think
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Age Of Context▲57
The increasing importance of context in tech and our lives
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Design of Future Things▲60
A revealing examination of smart technology
2015 · jnd.org · its alternatives →
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Postcapitalism: A Guide to Our Future▲67
Information technology will transform capitalism
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Rise of the Robots▲67
Technology and the threat of a jobless future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Whither the World: The Political Economy of the Future▲54
What's the future?
2015 · amazon.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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Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think▲74
The blueprint of an abundant future
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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Technopoly▲61
The surrender of culture to technology
2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Future of the Mind▲72
The latest advancements in neuroscience and physics
2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →
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The Book of Life▲139
The Bible for how to live in the 21st century
2014 · theschooloflife.com · its alternatives →
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Future Self▲105
Meet and talk with yourself from 20 years in the future
2014 · its alternatives →

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