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 msophelia's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenagivingintelligent self-assertive witty | Blind Spotboldcaring complex confident dependable helpful kind knowledgeable loving mature organised proud reflective searching self-conscious sensible sentimental silly trustworthy warm |
Not Known to Others | Façadeadaptablelogical | Unknownable accepting brave calm cheerful clever dignified energetic extroverted friendly happy idealistic independent ingenious introverted modest nervous observant patient powerful quiet relaxed religious responsive shy spontaneous sympathetic tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (16%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (50%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (50%) confident (16%) dependable (16%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (0%) giving (16%) happy (0%) helpful (16%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (0%) loving (16%) mature (16%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (16%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (16%) quiet (0%) reflective (16%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (33%) self-conscious (16%) sensible (33%) sentimental (16%) shy (0%) silly (16%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (16%) warm (16%) wise (0%) witty (16%)
shelley thinks: complex, caring, dependable, silly, self-assertive.
Jen thinks: caring, trustworthy, intelligent, reflective, kind, sensible.
bs thinks: self-conscious, complex, intelligent, searching, warm.
dangermouse thinks: bold, helpful, organised, giving, sentimental.
chica thinks: proud, caring, sensible, loving, mature.
Nemesis thinks: witty, self-assertive, knowledgeable, confident, complex.
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