{"product_id":"mad-mark-falzon-9780645767537","title":"Mad: What the world needs now is a little madness","description":"\u003cb\u003eMAD - What the World Needs Now Is a Little Madness\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy the Next Twenty Years Will Determine the Future of Humanity\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are living through the greatest transition in human history. A convergence of crises threatens our environment, our democracies, our health systems, our meaning structures and our global stability. At the same time, humanity has never possessed more knowledge, more technological possibility or more available capital to build a world that works for everyone.\u003cbr\u003eThe single missing link is coherence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this landmark book, entrepreneur and investor Mark Falzon argues that what the world needs now is not more caution or incrementalism, but a new kind of courage - a little madness - to reimagine the systems that shape civilisation itself. MAD presents a bold and inspiring vision of the Possible Planet, then shows how we can build it through an integrated approach to capital, leadership, community and human potential. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on more than forty-five years of founding, scaling and advising ventures across multiple sectors, Falzon introduces a practical and transformative set of frameworks: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Venture Compass, a multidimensional navigation system for diagnosing and scaling companies with integrity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Gap and the X Factor, two breakthrough insights that reveal how transformation becomes predictable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrated Investing, a new operating system that aligns financial returns with planetary and human wellbeing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe MAD Hyperscalers Fund, a regenerative capital architecture built for the transition era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Village Model, a movement-based ecosystem that amplifies capability, accelerates scale and reduces risk for founders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCapital of the Heart, a deep exploration of the inner dimensions of leadership necessary for the next era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart manifesto, part map and part mentoring companion, MAD blends systems thinking, philosophy, behavioural psychology and practical venture design into a single coherent narrative. It challenges old assumptions, exposes the failures of extractive capitalism and offers a hopeful, viable path toward a more vibrant, integrated and purpose-driven world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is for founders, investors, policymakers, educators, creators, culture-shapers and anyone who senses that we stand at a defining crossroads - one where the decisions we make in the next twenty years will shape the next two hundred. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you believe humanity is capable of more... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you feel the pull to make a difference... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you sense the world is ready for a new story... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is time to be MAD. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImpact was the message.\u003cbr\u003eIntegration is the method.\u003cbr\u003eMAD is the movement.\u003cbr\u003eThe Possible Planet is within reach.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Falzon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645767530\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645767537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Paradigm Communications Pty Ltd - Mark Falzon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Mark Falzon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437586657535,"sku":"9780645767537","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a16e9339-50ba-43aa-bc9c-c3c982462f85.jpg?v=1777162740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mad-mark-falzon-9780645767537","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}