The method of the chalk circle goes back to Taichii Ohno, who from
time to time drew a chalk circle on the
floor of his factory building. He placed himself in this chalk
circle and calmly observed what was happening. This serves to stand
in a "demarcated space"
and see what potential for improvement there is in the observed
processes. If one succeeds in perceiving the mutual observation not
as control, but as a with and for each
other regarded, then the potentials, in the sense of a common whole, can be
opened. In the sense of Know Thyself, the chalk circle method is an
important element in the change process. Only if one
recognizes what makes trouble, one can help to make it easier.
Helping to make it easy is the task of those who manage the
resources. Ergo, they
should also be in the chalk circle.