Michael Fullan, a well-published international leader on educational change, has developed numerous partnerships designed to drive school improvement. In his latest book All Systems Go: The Change Imperative for Whole System Reform Fullan addresses whole system reform in a practical way that provides educational leaders and policy makers with a proven approach focused on whole system improvement. The entire system includes school, community, district and government and all contribute vitally, individually and in concert, to progress and success. The book examines successful school reform initiatives in three different countries, actions taken to avoid common pitfalls, funding, and current policies. The focus is on seven big ideas for whole-system reform with the fourth concept of collective capacity as a hidden resource that we fail to understand and cultivate (p.4). Fullan says this generates an emotional commitment and technical expertise that no individual ability, working alone, can come close to matching. This book has three parts; Part I: The System, Part II: How to Get There, and Part III: A New Age. Each part analyzes the current state of education at all levels, steps to implement All Systems Go, and looks to the future. A compelling case is made in Part I: Systems through two chapters that provide information to support systems-level instruction. reform. Fullan criticizes educational reform such as NCLB by offering its supporters a new perspective on the impact it has had on education and its detractors as all the more reason to oppose the reform effort. It begins in the first chapter by outlining ideas about what system reform should look like, starting with big ideas that all children can read... middle of paper...' personal interests, so we are removing a barrier for everything to achieve one greater purpose. It is naturally an instinct to want to do good for others. The challenge is to organize and bring value to education by having teachers who are not only internal but competent and innovative. This requires unity among politicians and professionals. In the preface, preface and introduction Peter Senge provides a powerful framework that reiterates the message that we must change our schools to improve their effectiveness. Implementing change has been a struggle, and a hodgepodge of different reforms has further tarnished the field of education. All Systems Go provides leaders with a practical, proven approach to accomplish this task. Works CitedFullan, M. (2010). All systems go: change is imperative to reform the entire system. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.