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 Maditude's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaclevercomplex intelligent introverted reflective witty | Blind Spotableadaptable caring confident friendly idealistic independent kind knowledgeable logical mature observant organised quiet searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible silly trustworthy wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting bold brave calm cheerful dependable dignified energetic extroverted giving happy helpful ingenious loving modest nervous patient powerful proud relaxed religious responsive sentimental shy spontaneous sympathetic tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (16%) accepting (0%) adaptable (16%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (16%) cheerful (0%) clever (33%) complex (16%) confident (16%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (16%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (16%) independent (33%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (16%) kind (50%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (33%) loving (0%) mature (16%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (33%) organised (16%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (16%) reflective (16%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (16%) self-conscious (16%) sensible (16%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (16%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (16%) warm (0%) wise (16%) witty (33%)
Big daddy thinks: independent, intelligent, observant, logical, clever, sensible.
Brad thinks: logical, able, self-assertive, witty, mature.
Cathy thinks: clever, friendly, witty, organised, knowledgeable, kind.
artsfarm thinks: kind, adaptable, observant, trustworthy, confident, intelligent.
cart thinks: caring, independent, idealistic, kind, quiet, wise.
brinmat thinks: silly, searching, self-conscious, reflective, introverted, complex.
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