Bio

“The wrong answer is the right answer looking for a different question.”

Bruce Mau is a brilliantly creative optimist whose love of thorny problems led him to create a methodology for whole-system transformation. Across 30 years of design innovation, he’s collaborated with leading organizations, heads of state, renowned artists and fellow optimists. A serial entrepreneur since the age of 9, he became an international figure with the publication of his landmark S,M,L,XL, designed and co-authored with Rem Koolhaas. He is the author of MC24, founder of Bruce Mau Studio and co-founder and CEO of Massive Change Network, a holistic design collective based in Chicago. He serves as innovator in residence for Freeman Company, the global leader in event services.