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 Erin_O's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenabraveindependent logical proud trustworthy | Blind Spotacceptingbold calm caring cheerful clever complex dependable dignified friendly helpful intelligent kind knowledgeable mature powerful quiet reflective self-conscious shy sympathetic tense warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable adaptable confident energetic extroverted giving happy idealistic ingenious introverted loving modest nervous observant organised patient relaxed religious responsive searching self-assertive sensible sentimental silly spontaneous wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (25%) adaptable (0%) bold (37%) brave (25%) calm (12%) caring (25%) cheerful (12%) clever (12%) complex (37%) confident (0%) dependable (50%) dignified (12%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (12%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (12%) idealistic (0%) independent (25%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (12%) loving (0%) mature (12%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (25%) proud (25%) quiet (12%) reflective (12%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (12%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (25%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (12%) tense (12%) trustworthy (12%) warm (12%) wise (0%) witty (25%)
Gillian thinks: accepting, brave, dependable, sympathetic, logical, proud.
Spoon thinks: caring, bold, dignified, proud, friendly, independent.
Rory thinks: complex, brave, powerful, knowledgeable, trustworthy, tense.
Eric thinks: witty, kind, knowledgeable, dependable, caring, cheerful.
Galen thinks: independent, intelligent, dependable, complex, powerful.
anonymous thinks: calm, bold, intelligent, quiet, shy, self-conscious.
tim thinks: accepting, bold, shy, warm, complex.
anonymous thinks: clever, dependable, witty, reflective, mature, helpful.
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