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 jkaiser's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptableconfident helpful independent reflective trustworthy | Blind Spotablebold caring cheerful clever complex dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving idealistic ingenious intelligent kind logical loving observant organised responsive self-assertive sensible silly spontaneous sympathetic tense warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting brave calm dignified happy introverted knowledgeable mature modest nervous patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious searching self-conscious sentimental shy |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (12%) accepting (0%) adaptable (25%) bold (18%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (6%) cheerful (6%) clever (6%) complex (6%) confident (25%) dependable (31%) dignified (0%) energetic (12%) extroverted (12%) friendly (18%) giving (6%) happy (0%) helpful (31%) idealistic (6%) independent (43%) ingenious (6%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (18%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (6%) loving (6%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (31%) organised (18%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (18%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (12%) searching (0%) self-assertive (6%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (12%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (6%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (6%) tense (6%) trustworthy (12%) warm (12%) wise (6%) witty (37%)
Andrea thinks: dependable, observant, adaptable, helpful, warm, able.
Teck thinks: giving, dependable, independent, reflective, spontaneous.
jenny thinks: independent, adaptable, sympathetic, helpful, organised, trustworthy.
yi-shyan thinks: witty, warm, independent, kind, intelligent.
hy thinks: bold, independent, responsive, confident, observant.
car thinks: , able, caring, adaptable, self-assertive.
Q thinks: bold, intelligent, logical, observant, independent, confident.
jennifer thinks: friendly, clever, helpful, witty, kind.
moshie thinks: dependable, helpful, friendly, independent, sensible.
jkaiser thinks: ingenious, intelligent, loving, organised, reflective.
kc thinks: trustworthy, dependable, observant, confident, extroverted.
huike thinks: organised, energetic, extroverted, spontaneous, witty.
taupok thinks: cheerful, sensible, energetic, witty, silly, friendly.
sarah thinks: tense, wise, bold, complex, reflective.
strikes thinks: helpful, kind, independent, witty, dependable, intelligent.
anonymous thinks: confident, idealistic, observant, witty, adaptable, responsive.
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