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Systems’ thinking has a long tradition in assessing and addressing issues more holistically. Instead of focusing on parts, it looks at how they interrelate. However, systems’ thinking is also a container term for a broad spectrum of schools and techniques. The publications here fit in the system dynamics’ tradition: they show how causal loop diagrams helps people to reveal behavioral patterns, like the unwritten rules of the organizations. The diagrams help understand ‘why thinks are the way they are’. Without such insights it is hard to address persistent issues successfully. Most texts here focus on how to work with causal loop diagrams. ‘Nobody has all the answer’ provides a good introduction’, ‘working interactively’ focuses on facilitation and ‘defixation’ describes case examples. The book on tough issues is more an example of the reinforcing dynamics of both stagnation and innovation in organizations.