Chalk Circle

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.

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