Massive Change is a modern illustrated primer on the new inventions, technologies, and events that are affecting the human race worldwide. The book is a part of a broader research project by Bruce Mau Design intended to provoke debate and discussion about the "familiar objects and techniques that are transforming our lives." In essays, interviews, and provocative imagery aimed at a broad audience, Massive Change explores the changing force of design in the contemporary world, and in doing so expands the definition of design to include the built environment, transportation technologies, revolutionary materials, energy and information systems, and living organisms. The book is divided into 11 heavily illustrated sections covering major areas of change in contemporary society - such as urbanism and architecture, the military, health and living, and wealth and politics. Each section intersperses intriguing documentary images with a general introductory essay, extended captions, and interviews with leading thinkers, including engineers, designers, philosophers, scientists, architects, artists, and writers.

Bruce Mau is the President and Creative Director of Bruce Mau Design, which has gained international recognition for innovative multidisciplinary work. He is the author of Life Style, published by Phaidon, and designed and conceived the award-winning book S,M,L,XL with Rem Koolhaas. The Institute Without Boundaries is a postgraduate, research-orientated design programme headquartered at Bruce Mau Design.