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 Bryan Wray Davis's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptableintelligent logical reflective self-conscious sentimental | Blind Spotacceptingbold calm caring clever complex giving helpful idealistic independent kind observant patient relaxed shy trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable brave cheerful confident dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly happy ingenious introverted knowledgeable loving mature modest nervous organised powerful proud quiet religious responsive searching self-assertive sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic tense warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
100% of people agree that Bryan Wray Davis is intelligent
able (0%) accepting (20%) adaptable (20%) bold (20%) brave (0%) calm (20%) caring (20%) cheerful (0%) clever (20%) complex (20%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (0%) giving (40%) happy (0%) helpful (20%) idealistic (20%) independent (20%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (100%) introverted (0%) kind (20%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (40%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (40%) organised (0%) patient (20%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (20%) relaxed (20%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (20%) sensible (0%) sentimental (20%) shy (20%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (20%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (20%)
Howard thinks: calm, intelligent, patient, relaxed, self-conscious, accepting.
Todd thinks: independent, intelligent, clever, trustworthy, kind, adaptable.
Mom thinks: caring, intelligent, witty, helpful, idealistic, observant.
Anne thinks: giving, sentimental, observant, logical, intelligent, bold.
Jill thinks: intelligent, logical, complex, giving, reflective, shy.
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