Defining new complex societal domain exceeded problems in fast changing situations is not an easy task. Problems like the exponential growth of the metropolitans and AIDS are very hard to define. Relevant data and knowledge is often missing.  There is a large amount of uncertainty and blind spots concerning the different aspects of the problem. Yet these problems require guiding. Before one is able to guide a problem, the problem has to be identified. The way problems are guided depends on the definition of the problem. Managers and experts often mis the knowledge and experience on how to define these kinds of problems. Traditional education didn’t give much off a opportunity to learn defining these kind of problems. Defining complex domain exceeded problems is teamwork. Experts of different domains must work together to define the problem. This can cause a lot of communication problems concerning the context boundness of each others knowledge. System dynamic modelling can be a tool in defining these kinds of problems. System dynamic modelling can be a guide for structuring the different mental models of the participants. It can serve as a mutual language for communication. Managers and experts can be trained defining complex domain exceeded problems in using system dynamic modelling tools in a special learning environment with real cases imbedded in a free-form game. This paper will report also on some try-outs with system dynamic modeling for defining the AIDS problem by social science students of the University of Utrecht.

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