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 Big Don's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacleverfriendly intelligent logical self-conscious | Blind Spotacceptingbold caring confident dependable dignified energetic extroverted helpful idealistic independent ingenious loving observant powerful proud reflective self-assertive silly spontaneous trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadecomplex | Unknownable adaptable brave calm cheerful giving happy introverted kind knowledgeable mature modest nervous organised patient quiet relaxed religious responsive searching sensible sentimental shy sympathetic tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (12%) adaptable (0%) bold (37%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (12%) cheerful (0%) clever (12%) complex (0%) confident (50%) dependable (12%) dignified (12%) energetic (12%) extroverted (50%) friendly (25%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (12%) idealistic (12%) independent (25%) ingenious (12%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (12%) loving (12%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (25%) proud (12%) quiet (0%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (25%) self-conscious (12%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (25%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (12%) warm (0%) wise (37%) witty (12%)
Julia thinks: confident, independent, proud, observant, witty, extroverted.
jon thinks: confident, self-assertive, intelligent, bold, idealistic, extroverted.
Stefanie Pierce thinks: confident, friendly, intelligent, silly, energetic.
Ben thinks: bold, confident, dependable, powerful, wise, self-assertive.
Leslie thinks: independent, helpful, bold, accepting, caring, intelligent.
Sarah thinks: extroverted, friendly, logical, loving, silly, self-conscious.
Michael (could have picked 20) thinks: clever, reflective, spontaneous, wise, trustworthy, extroverted.
? thinks: ingenious, intelligent, powerful, dignified, wise.
You can display these results in an email or journal, by cutting and pasting the following HTML:-