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