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 T.L.G.'s.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacomplexhelpful reflective trustworthy | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave caring clever confident dependable extroverted friendly giving idealistic independent intelligent knowledgeable observant searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental silly spontaneous witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadepatientrelaxed | Unknownable calm cheerful dignified energetic happy ingenious introverted kind logical loving mature modest nervous organised powerful proud quiet religious responsive shy sympathetic tense warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (12%) adaptable (12%) bold (12%) brave (12%) calm (0%) caring (12%) cheerful (0%) clever (25%) complex (37%) confident (12%) dependable (25%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (12%) friendly (37%) giving (25%) happy (0%) helpful (12%) idealistic (12%) independent (12%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (37%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (12%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (25%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (25%) self-assertive (12%) self-conscious (12%) sensible (12%) sentimental (50%) shy (0%) silly (12%) spontaneous (37%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (25%)
Annie thinks: accepting, complex, confident, friendly, giving, sentimental.
Deena thinks: searching, spontaneous, sentimental, independent, idealistic, extroverted.
Kyle Thatcher thinks: dependable, intelligent, sensible, sentimental, adaptable, witty.
Kelly thinks: brave, helpful, silly, spontaneous, bold, friendly.
Katrina thinks: dependable, giving, self-assertive, searching, complex.
Kitten thinks: intelligent, complex, knowledgeable, reflective, sentimental, clever.
Mindy thinks: clever, friendly, reflective, spontaneous, observant.
Erica thinks: caring, intelligent, self-conscious, trustworthy, witty.
You can display these results in an email or journal, by cutting and pasting the following HTML:-