The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
You can get your own Johari Window, or contribute to Alyssa Elwood's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaintrovertedmodest organised self-conscious sentimental trustworthy | Blind Spotcaringcheerful clever complex dependable dignified energetic friendly happy helpful intelligent kind logical loving nervous observant powerful shy tense warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable accepting adaptable bold brave calm confident extroverted giving idealistic independent ingenious knowledgeable mature patient proud quiet reflective relaxed religious responsive searching self-assertive sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (25%) clever (12%) complex (12%) confident (0%) dependable (25%) dignified (12%) energetic (12%) extroverted (0%) friendly (25%) giving (0%) happy (12%) helpful (12%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (12%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (12%) loving (50%) mature (0%) modest (25%) nervous (12%) observant (12%) organised (12%) patient (0%) powerful (12%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (50%) sensible (0%) sentimental (12%) shy (12%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (25%) trustworthy (50%) warm (12%) wise (12%) witty (12%)
Sarah thinks: trustworthy, self-conscious, energetic, caring, friendly.
Jay Morgan thinks: loving, warm, trustworthy, modest, organised, helpful.
Ben thinks: observant, sentimental, intelligent, dependable, loving, self-conscious.
Jeff thinks: clever, cheerful, wise, trustworthy, modest, caring.
Jeff thinks: loving, dependable, kind, happy, intelligent.
Jeff B thinks: trustworthy, loving, cheerful, intelligent, friendly, witty.
anonymous thinks: introverted, dignified, self-conscious, shy, tense, logical.
j thinks: complex, self-conscious, nervous, powerful, tense, intelligent.
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