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 C S B Wray 's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaableextroverted giving kind knowledgeable loving | Blind Spotboldbrave calm caring cheerful clever complex confident dependable dignified energetic friendly happy helpful idealistic ingenious intelligent mature nervous observant patient powerful proud reflective searching self-assertive self-conscious sentimental silly spontaneous sympathetic tense trustworthy warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting adaptable independent introverted logical modest organised quiet relaxed religious responsive sensible shy witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (15%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (15%) brave (5%) calm (5%) caring (15%) cheerful (25%) clever (5%) complex (10%) confident (20%) dependable (5%) dignified (10%) energetic (40%) extroverted (10%) friendly (35%) giving (5%) happy (25%) helpful (5%) idealistic (10%) independent (0%) ingenious (5%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (15%) knowledgeable (15%) logical (0%) loving (20%) mature (5%) modest (0%) nervous (5%) observant (5%) organised (0%) patient (5%) powerful (15%) proud (10%) quiet (0%) reflective (10%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (10%) self-assertive (10%) self-conscious (20%) sensible (0%) sentimental (15%) shy (0%) silly (10%) spontaneous (5%) sympathetic (10%) tense (10%) trustworthy (15%) warm (35%) wise (5%) witty (0%)
Johnny thinks: reflective, nervous, powerful, energetic, friendly, searching.
Anonymous thinks: extroverted, energetic, cheerful, happy, sympathetic.
Anonymous thinks: proud, sentimental, self-conscious, energetic, idealistic.
Stan thinks: energetic, intelligent, able, powerful, reflective, searching.
DWK thinks: warm, friendly, helpful, proud, wise, silly.
Roberta thinks: bold, loving, warm, sentimental, knowledgeable.
Blair thinks: caring, energetic, warm, intelligent, confident.
Anonymous thinks: friendly, caring, kind, energetic, cheerful.
Anonymous thinks: bold, cheerful, extroverted, self-assertive, self-conscious, intelligent.
KP thinks: complex, dignified, intelligent, loving, warm.
Dean thinks: sentimental, caring, loving, self-conscious, powerful.
Graeme thinks: cheerful, knowledgeable, friendly, silly, kind.
Paul thinks: kind, warm, trustworthy, confident, brave, energetic.
Dana thinks: calm, sympathetic, ingenious, dignified, trustworthy, knowledgeable.
Neil Y thinks: warm, observant, mature, friendly, clever.
Anonymous thinks: confident, happy, patient, spontaneous, bold.
Joss thinks: confident, friendly, happy, able, energetic, loving.
Anon thinks: happy, warm, dependable, trustworthy, friendly, intelligent.
Anonymous thinks: able, cheerful, happy, self-conscious, tense.
anonymous thinks: self-assertive, tense, idealistic, complex, giving.
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