1. Introduction
2. Literature review
2.1. Stakeholder theory
2.2. System Dynamics
2.3. Problem structuring methods
2.4. Conclusions from the literature review
3. Theoretical foundations
3.1. Conceptualizing acting entities
3.2. Characteristics of societal problem situations
4. Description of the method
4.1. General description
4.2. Explication of the four phases
4.2.1. Developing the understanding of the problem situation
4.2.2. Developing the understanding of important actors
4.2.3. Identification of experts that represent important actors
4.2.4. Conceptualizing actors as agents
5. Conclusions