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 Antigone's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentfriendly independent knowledgeable mature sympathetic | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold brave calm caring clever complex dependable dignified energetic extroverted giving happy idealistic intelligent kind logical loving modest observant organised patient powerful proud religious responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental spontaneous trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncheerful helpful ingenious introverted nervous quiet reflective relaxed shy silly tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (7%) accepting (7%) adaptable (7%) bold (29%) brave (44%) calm (11%) caring (22%) cheerful (0%) clever (7%) complex (3%) confident (37%) dependable (3%) dignified (14%) energetic (3%) extroverted (7%) friendly (11%) giving (11%) happy (3%) helpful (0%) idealistic (18%) independent (37%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (7%) knowledgeable (11%) logical (3%) loving (18%) mature (11%) modest (7%) nervous (0%) observant (3%) organised (3%) patient (3%) powerful (7%) proud (14%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (11%) responsive (11%) searching (3%) self-assertive (14%) self-conscious (14%) sensible (11%) sentimental (7%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (11%) sympathetic (7%) tense (0%) trustworthy (14%) warm (0%) wise (14%) witty (7%)
Ted thinks: self-assertive, confident, dignified, idealistic, extroverted, kind.
Andrew K thinks: confident, complex, knowledgeable, intelligent, adaptable, independent.
Apricot thinks: able, confident, dependable, witty, intelligent.
gratch thinks: accepting, loving, witty, trustworthy, caring, giving.
J-po thinks: knowledgeable, observant, clever, intelligent, self-conscious.
person thinks: religious, brave, mature, wise, bold.
nicole thinks: caring, brave, proud, independent, intelligent.
anonymous thinks: intelligent, self-conscious, responsive, friendly, extroverted.
mia thinks: self-assertive, kind, brave, bold, trustworthy, confident.
Jay Zee thinks: confident, self-assertive, sympathetic, sensible, searching.
a thinks: modest, confident, calm, friendly, giving.
d thinks: religious, bold, brave, dignified, proud.
mhie thinks: calm, patient, powerful, idealistic, intelligent.
abcd thinks: caring, brave, independent, confident, able, loving.
anon thinks: organised, spontaneous, self-conscious, sensible, sympathetic.
anonymous thinks: idealistic, modest, independent, knowledgeable, powerful, wise.
antigone thinks: wise, adaptable, accepting, friendly, happy, sentimental.
gabe thinks: religious, brave, spontaneous, energetic, responsive.
will thinks: independent, responsive, mature, brave, caring.
lily thinks: independent, idealistic, bold, dignified, proud.
Ismene thinks: wise, bold, loving, caring, trustworthy.
yup thinks: independent, self-assertive, intelligent, logical, idealistic.
anonoymous thinks: brave, calm, confident, clever, trustworthy.
anonymous thinks: bold, brave, independent, loving, confident, dignified.
steph thinks: bold, brave, independent, confident, self-conscious.
anonymous thinks: brave, sentimental, caring, sensible, giving, loving.
anon thinks: bold, brave, independent, mature, proud, spontaneous.
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