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 becb's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaidealisticintelligent introverted logical reflective trustworthy | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave calm cheerful complex confident dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful independent kind knowledgeable mature modest observant organised patient quiet religious responsive searching self-assertive sensible silly sympathetic warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable caring clever ingenious loving nervous powerful proud relaxed self-conscious sentimental shy spontaneous tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (6%) adaptable (6%) bold (6%) brave (6%) calm (13%) caring (0%) cheerful (6%) clever (0%) complex (6%) confident (6%) dependable (13%) dignified (6%) energetic (6%) extroverted (6%) friendly (13%) giving (13%) happy (6%) helpful (6%) idealistic (20%) independent (20%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (46%) introverted (33%) kind (6%) knowledgeable (6%) logical (26%) loving (0%) mature (26%) modest (13%) nervous (0%) observant (33%) organised (13%) patient (13%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (13%) reflective (33%) relaxed (0%) religious (6%) responsive (6%) searching (26%) self-assertive (6%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (6%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (6%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (6%) tense (0%) trustworthy (20%) warm (20%) wise (46%) witty (6%)
Mr Right thinks: idealistic, logical, quiet, observant, calm, friendly.
Paul thinks: reflective, mature, intelligent, wise, warm, sensible.
Anthony thinks: wise, logical, giving, searching, modest, introverted.
thinks: accepting, modest, reflective, wise, idealistic, warm.
Sam thinks: trustworthy, brave, confident, observant, intelligent, mature.
Jez thinks: complex, wise, cheerful, organised, independent, giving.
anon thinks: calm, knowledgeable, quiet, bold, wise, trustworthy.
katie thinks: intelligent, mature, observant, organised, reflective, trustworthy.
mon thinks: wise, observant, logical, patient, mature, introverted.
John thinks: introverted, patient, logical, searching, responsive, dependable.
geoff thinks: dependable, dignified, intelligent, independent, witty, reflective.
TAKE A GUESS thinks: wise, intelligent, introverted, reflective, religious, independent.
Laura (the twin) thinks: observant, searching, intelligent, self-assertive, silly, introverted.
DM thinks: warm, sympathetic, kind, friendly, happy, extroverted.
anonymous thinks: adaptable, energetic, helpful, idealistic, searching, intelligent.
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