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 Eva Schwartz's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arena | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold brave complex confident dependable dignified energetic friendly idealistic intelligent knowledgeable logical loving mature organised proud reflective responsive self-assertive silly spontaneous tense warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façadecaringgiving observant self-conscious sentimental trustworthy | Unknownable calm cheerful clever extroverted happy helpful independent ingenious introverted kind modest nervous patient powerful quiet relaxed religious searching sensible shy sympathetic wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (16%) adaptable (16%) bold (16%) brave (33%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (33%) confident (16%) dependable (16%) dignified (16%) energetic (16%) extroverted (0%) friendly (16%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (16%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (16%) loving (50%) mature (33%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (16%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (33%) quiet (0%) reflective (33%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (16%) searching (0%) self-assertive (33%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (16%) spontaneous (16%) sympathetic (0%) tense (16%) trustworthy (0%) warm (16%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Yams thinks: adaptable, mature, intelligent, loving, complex, reflective.
Anna thinks: confident, dignified, intelligent, reflective, idealistic, responsive.
thinks: bold, brave, complex, proud, tense, logical.
Jessica thinks: intelligent, dependable, spontaneous, silly, loving, mature.
alex thinks: knowledgeable, energetic, self-assertive, organised, friendly.
john thinks: proud, self-assertive, accepting, brave, warm, loving.
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