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 Anna Waltman's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacomplexintelligent observant reflective searching | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave calm caring clever extroverted friendly idealistic knowledgeable logical mature warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadetense | Unknownable cheerful confident dependable dignified energetic giving happy helpful independent ingenious introverted kind loving modest nervous organised patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous sympathetic trustworthy |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (16%) adaptable (16%) bold (16%) brave (16%) calm (16%) caring (16%) cheerful (0%) clever (16%) complex (50%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (16%) friendly (16%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (33%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (33%) logical (16%) loving (0%) mature (33%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (50%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (33%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (33%) wise (33%) witty (16%)
Allyson thinks: idealistic, intelligent, wise, complex, witty.
Becky thinks: bold, brave, complex, clever, extroverted, mature.
K. Lutz thinks: intelligent, accepting, logical, mature, observant, reflective.
blue_cassandra thinks: caring, intelligent, observant, searching, knowledgeable.
Allison McCarthy thinks: calm, friendly, idealistic, knowledgeable, observant, warm.
Becca Groveman thinks: reflective, complex, warm, wise, adaptable.
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