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24 alternatives to The Social Business Imperative

Why a silo approach to social doesn't work

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

1. 1
   Brokerage and Closure▲55

   An introduction to social capital

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Reinventing Organizations▲77

   A new kind of organization

   2015 · amazon.ca · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Disrupting Digital Business▲111

   Create an authentic experience in the peer-to-peer economy

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The New How▲58

   Creating business solutions through collaborative strategy

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Conscious Business▲85

   Building value through values

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Connect▲57

   How companies succeed by engaging radically with society

   2015 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Business of Sharing▲59

   Making it in the new sharing economy

   2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Digital Strategy▲65

   A Guide to Digital Business Transformation

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Social Selling▲64

   Techniques to influence buyers and changemakers

   2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Writing That Works▲63

    How to communicate effectively in business

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Just Enough▲62

    A minimalist approach to starting an online business

    2015 · vincentimbat.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Thank You Economy▲89

    How companies big and small can scale

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Social Engineering▲62

    The Art of Human Hacking

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Innovator's Dilemma▲202

    The seminal business book

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy ▲63

    Core read on the nature of information goods

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy▲54

    Janeway's framework on price insensitivity and innovation

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    51 Questions on Social Entrepreneurship▲59

    An engaging, actionable book on how to create social impact.

    2016 · innov8social.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Unlabel: Selling You Without Selling Out▲70

    How to bootstrap a start-up into a sustainable business

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Innovation Thinking Methods for the Modern Entrepreneur▲76

    A simple way to reliably find step-function better solutions

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Innovator's Solution▲69

    Creating and sustaining successful growth

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hacking Growth▲72

    The modern marketing mindset to create fast growing

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Talking to Humans▲79

    a practical guide to customer development

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Design of Influence: How to Craft Products that Move People▲93

    Use social psychology to design engaging digital experiences

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Public Parts▲83

    How sharing in the digital age improves the way we work

    2015 · audible.com · its alternatives →

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