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 Josephine W's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptinggiving idealistic observant | Blind Spotableadaptable bold calm caring cheerful clever complex confident dignified friendly independent ingenious intelligent kind knowledgeable logical mature modest nervous patient powerful reflective relaxed searching sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic tense trustworthy warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadedependableorganised | Unknownbrave energetic extroverted happy helpful introverted loving proud quiet religious responsive self-assertive self-conscious sentimental shy witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (25%) accepting (8%) adaptable (8%) bold (8%) brave (0%) calm (8%) caring (16%) cheerful (16%) clever (16%) complex (25%) confident (8%) dependable (0%) dignified (8%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (33%) giving (8%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (16%) independent (8%) ingenious (8%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (41%) loving (0%) mature (33%) modest (8%) nervous (8%) observant (16%) organised (0%) patient (8%) powerful (8%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (16%) relaxed (8%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (16%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (8%) spontaneous (8%) sympathetic (16%) tense (8%) trustworthy (41%) warm (8%) wise (16%) witty (0%)
Sonni! thinks: intelligent, mature, modest, calm, searching, dignified.
Emily thinks: able, clever, intelligent, wise, logical, independent.
Gillian thinks: friendly, trustworthy, intelligent, cheerful, powerful, sensible.
Sandra thinks: able, confident, logical, accepting, knowledgeable, mature.
lyds thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, logical, cheerful, kind, trustworthy.
Meghan thinks: trustworthy, patient, logical, complex, reflective, caring.
Homailton!!!! thinks: clever, giving, sensible, wise, trustworthy, kind.
Alison! thinks: adaptable, bold, intelligent, mature, friendly, observant.
rosamunde thinks: ingenious, reflective, relaxed, sympathetic, trustworthy, complex.
Chris thinks: friendly, intelligent, logical, observant, searching, sympathetic.
bnedoso thinks: idealistic, nervous, able, caring, silly, spontaneous.
. thinks: warm, mature, intelligent, tense, idealistic, complex.
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