paper napkin's Johari Window

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 paper napkin's.

Known
to
Self
Not
Known
to
Self
Known to Others

Arena

helpful
introverted
logical
searching
self-conscious

Blind Spot

able
accepting
adaptable
brave
caring
cheerful
clever
complex
dependable
energetic
friendly
giving
happy
idealistic
independent
intelligent
kind
knowledgeable
loving
modest
observant
patient
powerful
quiet
reflective
relaxed
religious
responsive
self-assertive
sensible
shy
silly
spontaneous
sympathetic
tense
trustworthy
warm
wise
witty
Not Known to Others

Façade

Unknown

bold calm confident dignified extroverted ingenious mature nervous organised proud sentimental

(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.)

All Percentages

able (11%) accepting (7%) adaptable (14%) bold (0%) brave (3%) calm (0%) caring (29%) cheerful (3%) clever (22%) complex (25%) confident (0%) dependable (7%) dignified (0%) energetic (7%) extroverted (0%) friendly (18%) giving (14%) happy (7%) helpful (3%) idealistic (22%) independent (7%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (7%) kind (11%) knowledgeable (7%) logical (3%) loving (18%) mature (0%) modest (7%) nervous (0%) observant (11%) organised (0%) patient (7%) powerful (7%) proud (0%) quiet (3%) reflective (18%) relaxed (7%) religious (7%) responsive (3%) searching (29%) self-assertive (3%) self-conscious (18%) sensible (7%) sentimental (0%) shy (3%) silly (3%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (7%) tense (7%) trustworthy (14%) warm (11%) wise (3%) witty (44%)

Description Breakdown (27 people)

Noname thinks: clever, introverted, searching, giving, religious.
Wonder Mom thinks: clever, searching, witty, powerful, complex.
Mary Jo thinks: quiet, able, intelligent, kind, knowledgeable.
CursingMama thinks: observant, clever, complex, idealistic, brave, sensible.
Sarah thinks: clever, friendly, intelligent, self-conscious, warm, witty.
your new fan thinks: complex, spontaneous, witty, caring, idealistic.
lizardek thinks: intelligent, searching, observant, complex, modest, witty.
bluepoppy thinks: kind, spontaneous, witty, trustworthy, intelligent, caring.
Very Mom thinks: witty, warm, trustworthy, sympathetic, loving, kind.
nancy thinks: reflective, self-conscious, idealistic, searching, sensible.
Mimilou thinks: friendly, intelligent, energetic, witty, adaptable.
PJ thinks: clever, reflective, self-conscious, searching, knowledgeable.
NinjaPoodles thinks: observant, sympathetic, helpful, giving, intelligent, warm.
Mr. Fabulous thinks: witty, complex, clever, reflective, searching.
a Lurker thinks: tense, religious, loving, intelligent, idealistic.
Red thinks: silly, introverted, self-conscious, tense, complex.
ally thinks: searching, friendly, reflective, idealistic, witty.
suzanna danna thinks: trustworthy, caring, modest, witty, giving.
Dana thinks: intelligent, caring, adaptable, self-conscious, witty, loving.
Deepa thinks: adaptable, caring, cheerful, loving, spontaneous.
Laura thinks: accepting, caring, friendly, logical, reflective, trustworthy.
danni thinks: dependable, responsive, powerful, able, complex.
Hilary thinks: able, happy, adaptable, self-assertive, witty, idealistic.
DENISE thinks: accepting, caring, dependable, giving, intelligent.
DENISE thinks: patient, loving, happy, independent, shy.
ivory thinks: caring, relaxed, patient, independent, energetic.
oogabooga thinks: friendly, wise, relaxed, spontaneous, searching.

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The Interactive Johari Window was installed and grouted by Kevan, on the 11th of February 2006.
Questions? Check the FAQ.
If you can take criticism, there's also a darker Nohari Window.