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 ChicagoJo's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentdependable giving independent logical sensible | Blind Spotablebold brave clever complex energetic extroverted idealistic intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable nervous observant organised powerful proud reflective religious searching self-assertive self-conscious sentimental spontaneous tense trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting adaptable calm caring cheerful dignified friendly happy helpful ingenious loving mature modest patient quiet relaxed responsive shy silly sympathetic wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (21%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (14%) brave (21%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (7%) complex (7%) confident (35%) dependable (14%) dignified (0%) energetic (21%) extroverted (7%) friendly (0%) giving (7%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (7%) independent (50%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (35%) introverted (7%) kind (7%) knowledgeable (14%) logical (21%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (7%) observant (7%) organised (21%) patient (0%) powerful (7%) proud (14%) quiet (0%) reflective (21%) relaxed (0%) religious (7%) responsive (0%) searching (35%) self-assertive (14%) self-conscious (7%) sensible (21%) sentimental (14%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (0%) tense (7%) trustworthy (14%) warm (7%) wise (0%) witty (28%)
DanaElayne thinks: able, warm, sensible, observant, bold.
xtal thinks: extroverted, proud, organised, knowledgeable, witty, sentimental.
ERIKA thinks: intelligent, sentimental, witty, sensible, powerful.
DaD thinks: dependable, intelligent, witty, trustworthy, energetic, brave.
ViciousJ thinks: independent, tense, searching, logical, self-assertive.
megan thinks: complex, independent, searching, logical, kind, religious.
bebelua thinks: independent, proud, confident, dependable, logical, intelligent.
Vineyardhunter thinks: organised, reflective, spontaneous, confident, brave.
penny thinks: energetic, clever, knowledgeable, searching, brave.
singlegirl thinks: able, confident, independent, intelligent, bold.
lookylooky thinks: self-conscious, independent, organised, introverted, nervous, self-assertive.
Amber Fogarty thinks: confident, witty, intelligent, trustworthy, independent, giving.
James thinks: confident, able, reflective, searching, energetic.
- thinks: searching, independent, reflective, idealistic, sensible.
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