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 Emz's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptableindependent proud | Blind Spotboldbrave caring cheerful clever complex confident energetic friendly giving happy helpful intelligent kind knowledgeable loving mature responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious silly spontaneous trustworthy warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeableidealistic | Unknownaccepting calm dependable dignified extroverted ingenious introverted logical modest nervous observant organised patient powerful quiet reflective relaxed religious sensible sentimental shy sympathetic tense wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (12%) bold (12%) brave (12%) calm (0%) caring (37%) cheerful (25%) clever (12%) complex (12%) confident (37%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (25%) extroverted (0%) friendly (37%) giving (25%) happy (12%) helpful (12%) idealistic (0%) independent (12%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (12%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (37%) logical (0%) loving (12%) mature (37%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (12%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (12%) searching (12%) self-assertive (12%) self-conscious (12%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (25%) spontaneous (37%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (12%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Sonny thinks: brave, responsive, searching, complex, self-conscious.
Margaret thinks: bold, cheerful, giving, silly, spontaneous.
muffin thinks: clever, energetic, spontaneous, silly, confident, independent.
maics thinks: proud, warm, caring, giving, happy, mature.
tinemendoza thinks: caring, confident, friendly, knowledgeable, trustworthy, kind.
dady n' gj thinks: caring, adaptable, self-assertive, confident, spontaneous, mature.
Jane thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, cheerful, mature, helpful.
jack spicer thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, loving, energetic, intelligent.
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