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 MeOT's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaablecaring energetic friendly sympathetic | Blind Spotacceptingbold brave calm clever complex confident dependable dignified extroverted giving happy helpful idealistic independent intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving modest nervous observant organised powerful proud quiet reflective relaxed responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sentimental shy trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownadaptable cheerful ingenious mature patient religious sensible silly spontaneous tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (12%) accepting (8%) adaptable (0%) bold (8%) brave (4%) calm (4%) caring (25%) cheerful (0%) clever (8%) complex (8%) confident (16%) dependable (12%) dignified (8%) energetic (4%) extroverted (8%) friendly (29%) giving (4%) happy (4%) helpful (50%) idealistic (8%) independent (25%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (37%) introverted (4%) kind (4%) knowledgeable (41%) logical (8%) loving (8%) mature (0%) modest (8%) nervous (4%) observant (16%) organised (8%) patient (0%) powerful (8%) proud (4%) quiet (4%) reflective (16%) relaxed (4%) religious (0%) responsive (20%) searching (8%) self-assertive (33%) self-conscious (8%) sensible (0%) sentimental (4%) shy (4%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (8%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (25%) wise (8%) witty (8%)
Shirley thinks: reflective, knowledgeable, warm, wise, kind, brave.
markoneinfour thinks: caring, knowledgeable, observant, searching, complex.
ermintrude thinks: powerful, intelligent, accepting, warm, wise, searching.
@agencynurse thinks: able, confident, self-assertive, clever, logical.
jowren1 thinks: dignified, intelligent, logical, reflective, trustworthy, knowledgeable.
Rob thinks: intelligent, helpful, independent, witty, confident, able.
Planetpavs thinks: dependable, helpful, knowledgeable, loving, happy, friendly.
jonb thinks: knowledgeable, independent, intelligent, idealistic, helpful, caring.
FionaArt thinks: observant, self-assertive, helpful, friendly, modest, warm.
paulricenhs thinks: self-assertive, helpful, caring, self-conscious, extroverted.
@uk_james thinks: extroverted, helpful, responsive, trustworthy, dependable, reflective.
Anne thinks: confident, friendly, accepting, caring, helpful, warm.
Jax thinks: independent, knowledgeable, intelligent, reflective, warm, trustworthy.
@darrenruddick thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, witty, idealistic, responsive.
amcunningham thinks: helpful, dignified, proud, self-assertive, clever, caring.
BS thinks: bold, friendly, responsive, self-assertive, helpful.
dtbarron thinks: confident, dependable, friendly, intelligent, knowledgeable, responsive.
@ajax_63 thinks: independent, intelligent, powerful, warm, organised, caring.
herre thinks: bold, knowledgeable, modest, helpful, sympathetic.
anon thinks: self-assertive, self-conscious, nervous, complex, sentimental.
FullyOccupied thinks: independent, giving, intelligent, organised, self-assertive, helpful.
Melanie thinks: intelligent, self-assertive, able, knowledgeable, observant, energetic.
klkjl;j;k; thinks: independent, loving, relaxed, responsive, shy, sympathetic.
knmkkm thinks: calm, friendly, observant, quiet, introverted, helpful.
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