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 erzsebel's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacomplexorganised self-conscious | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable brave caring clever confident dependable dignified friendly giving helpful independent intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving observant patient proud responsive self-assertive sensible shy trustworthy wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadehappyidealistic quiet | Unknownbold calm cheerful energetic extroverted ingenious mature modest nervous powerful reflective relaxed religious searching sentimental silly spontaneous sympathetic tense warm witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (18%) accepting (9%) adaptable (9%) bold (0%) brave (9%) calm (0%) caring (27%) cheerful (0%) clever (18%) complex (18%) confident (27%) dependable (27%) dignified (9%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (27%) giving (9%) happy (0%) helpful (36%) idealistic (0%) independent (9%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (18%) introverted (18%) kind (27%) knowledgeable (27%) logical (18%) loving (9%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (9%) organised (45%) patient (9%) powerful (0%) proud (9%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (9%) searching (0%) self-assertive (27%) self-conscious (9%) sensible (9%) sentimental (0%) shy (9%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (45%) warm (0%) wise (18%) witty (0%)
anonymous thinks: dignified, clever, introverted, responsive, shy, wise.
Mum thinks: able, caring, loving, trustworthy, self-conscious, knowledgeable.
anonymous thinks: organised, clever, helpful, sensible, friendly.
anonymous thinks: proud, helpful, complex, dependable, giving, organised.
Flossie thinks: logical, caring, dependable, helpful, patient, wise.
Bronia thinks: confident, kind, knowledgeable, self-assertive, trustworthy.
Lisa thinks: trustworthy, self-assertive, intelligent, confident, able, logical.
Ailsa thinks: brave, kind, knowledgeable, friendly, caring, trustworthy.
anon thinks: complex, independent, introverted, organised, observant.
anonymous thinks: trustworthy, organised, helpful, dependable, kind, friendly.
anonymous thinks: intelligent, organised, self-assertive, confident, adaptable, accepting.
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