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 Dana_R's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingadaptable caring friendly loving trustworthy | Blind Spotboldcheerful clever confident energetic extroverted giving helpful idealistic independent intelligent kind knowledgeable logical mature modest observant organised powerful proud reflective self-assertive self-conscious shy silly spontaneous sympathetic warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable brave calm complex dependable dignified happy ingenious introverted nervous patient quiet relaxed religious responsive searching sensible sentimental tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (7%) adaptable (21%) bold (28%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (14%) cheerful (21%) clever (14%) complex (0%) confident (21%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (14%) extroverted (7%) friendly (35%) giving (14%) happy (0%) helpful (21%) idealistic (7%) independent (14%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (28%) introverted (0%) kind (21%) knowledgeable (42%) logical (14%) loving (21%) mature (35%) modest (14%) nervous (0%) observant (14%) organised (7%) patient (0%) powerful (7%) proud (7%) quiet (0%) reflective (7%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (7%) self-conscious (7%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (7%) silly (7%) spontaneous (7%) sympathetic (7%) tense (0%) trustworthy (21%) warm (14%) wise (7%) witty (7%)
Anonymous thinks: bold, independent, self-assertive, powerful, mature.
only5 Or6? thinks: knowledgeable, sympathetic, clever, independent, caring, giving.
Pocketman thinks: adaptable, cheerful, confident, idealistic, extroverted, mature.
Lorraine_R thinks: organised, observant, spontaneous, helpful, adaptable, proud.
Mary thinks: energetic, warm, loving, giving, friendly, kind.
Anonymous thinks: bold, cheerful, wise, confident, helpful, knowledgeable.
B*Marie thinks: trustworthy, intelligent, modest, loving, mature, friendly.
Arthur thinks: bold, witty, warm, accepting, intelligent, reflective.
darkprincesst thinks: clever, confident, mature, shy, kind.
cassandra thinks: caring, cheerful, silly, energetic, friendly.
Michelle thinks: bold, friendly, knowledgeable, adaptable, observant, logical.
sarah finn thinks: intelligent, helpful, kind, knowledgeable, trustworthy.
sarah finn thinks: logical, loving, mature, modest, knowledgeable.
james thinks: knowledgeable, intelligent, trustworthy, friendly, self-conscious.
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