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 StephanieC's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacheerfulextroverted friendly happy loving silly | Blind Spotablebold brave caring clever complex confident energetic giving helpful independent intelligent knowledgeable mature observant organised proud relaxed self-assertive sentimental spontaneous trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting adaptable calm dependable dignified idealistic ingenious introverted kind logical modest nervous patient powerful quiet reflective religious responsive searching self-conscious sensible shy sympathetic tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (8%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (41%) brave (8%) calm (0%) caring (8%) cheerful (16%) clever (16%) complex (8%) confident (16%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (25%) extroverted (25%) friendly (33%) giving (8%) happy (16%) helpful (25%) idealistic (0%) independent (8%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (41%) logical (0%) loving (50%) mature (8%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (16%) organised (16%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (8%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (8%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (16%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (16%) shy (0%) silly (16%) spontaneous (16%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (16%) warm (8%) wise (0%) witty (33%)
LizC thinks: self-assertive, trustworthy, intelligent, able, confident, helpful.
Collette thinks: bold, extroverted, cheerful, intelligent, witty, loving.
Amy thinks: loving, mature, confident, complex, warm, knowledgeable.
*Chelle* thinks: intelligent, observant, happy, knowledgeable, organised, loving.
Steph R thinks: clever, helpful, witty, loving, bold.
VegasMama thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, helpful, happy, energetic, witty.
Jennest thinks: friendly, bold, self-assertive, extroverted, spontaneous, sentimental.
ariesqtpie thinks: friendly, giving, silly, energetic, knowledgeable, sentimental.
Jen72 thinks: bold, energetic, witty, cheerful, independent, spontaneous.
Lindsey thinks: clever, intelligent, silly, relaxed, observant.
Jewella thinks: loving, knowledgeable, brave, proud, caring.
Linsey thinks: organised, extroverted, bold, loving, friendly, trustworthy.
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