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 Gruen's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaablecaring complex confident independent | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable bold cheerful clever dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving helpful idealistic ingenious intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable logical nervous observant organised powerful proud relaxed responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sensible silly spontaneous tense trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadewise | Unknownbrave calm dignified happy loving mature modest patient quiet reflective religious sentimental shy sympathetic warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (11%) accepting (6%) adaptable (9%) bold (25%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (4%) cheerful (4%) clever (31%) complex (11%) confident (50%) dependable (9%) dignified (0%) energetic (25%) extroverted (22%) friendly (18%) giving (2%) happy (0%) helpful (9%) idealistic (2%) independent (25%) ingenious (13%) intelligent (50%) introverted (2%) kind (2%) knowledgeable (27%) logical (27%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (2%) observant (9%) organised (2%) patient (0%) powerful (2%) proud (20%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (6%) religious (0%) responsive (4%) searching (4%) self-assertive (31%) self-conscious (4%) sensible (6%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (20%) spontaneous (4%) sympathetic (0%) tense (6%) trustworthy (13%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (25%)
joanna without an h thinks: bold, confident, knowledgeable, silly, witty, able.
Bov thinks: able, confident, intelligent, logical, silly.
Ana thinks: confident, knowledgeable, relaxed, observant, intelligent.
Deanne thinks: self-assertive, intelligent, confident, independent, bold.
NIcole thinks: able, friendly, knowledgeable, logical, accepting.
Liberman thinks: friendly, relaxed, trustworthy, clever, adaptable, silly.
Schloerb thinks: able, complex, extroverted, self-assertive, confident.
Becca thinks: witty, sensible, energetic, dependable, intelligent, complex.
Oriana thinks: confident, intelligent, proud, knowledgeable, silly, energetic.
Aram thinks: extroverted, proud, independent, dependable, trustworthy, helpful.
Mrs. Gruen thinks: self-conscious, self-assertive, tense, proud, energetic.
a dude thinks: proud, logical, knowledgeable, intelligent, confident.
Jess Kapps thinks: intelligent, knowledgeable, independent, bold, adaptable, clever.
Hoaf thinks: proud, bold, introverted, independent, confident.
Jaime thinks: energetic, clever, logical, sensible, knowledgeable, friendly.
Letty thinks: self-assertive, proud, spontaneous, logical, extroverted.
Alistair thinks: self-assertive, witty, independent, confident, bold, extroverted.
i'll never tell! thinks: ingenious, self-assertive, clever, trustworthy, witty.
Rae thinks: confident, complex, trustworthy, proud, energetic.
x thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, observant, witty, clever.
Sarah thinks: clever, independent, intelligent, witty, giving.
Sharfi thinks: ingenious, trustworthy, intelligent, silly, powerful, accepting.
Chris thinks: logical, clever, proud, confident, helpful, relaxed.
MB thinks: confident, intelligent, self-assertive, observant, complex.
Lord Apolon thinks: confident, bold, logical, ingenious, independent, self-assertive.
anonymous thinks: cheerful, friendly, self-assertive, silly, spontaneous, extroverted.
anonymous thinks: sensible, intelligent, confident, independent, logical.
alison Hertweck thinks: confident, intelligent, logical, responsive, ingenious.
boo thinks: bold, intelligent, independent, responsive, observant, dependable.
Scifantasy thinks: energetic, extroverted, idealistic, organised, self-assertive, confident.
Sean Tierney thinks: logical, intelligent, clever, witty, extroverted, self-conscious.
Letty thinks: extroverted, self-assertive, bold, knowledgeable, confident.
Anonymous thinks: confident, able, adaptable, clever, extroverted, intelligent.
Hook a Brother Up thinks: confident, independent, knowledgeable, logical, bold, helpful.
Anonymous thinks: accepting, adaptable, dependable, helpful, energetic.
"anonymous" thinks: silly, tense, proud, intelligent, energetic.
ingmar bergman thinks: caring, intelligent, bold, clever, complex, ingenious.
BobDobb thinks: nervous, silly, tense, searching, intelligent, energetic.
Erica OGrady thinks: clever, caring, intelligent, witty, independent, self-assertive.
jellybelly thinks: friendly, extroverted, energetic, self-assertive, cheerful, confident.
anonymous thinks: confident, clever, energetic, knowledgeable, friendly, silly.
Nicole thinks: intelligent, confident, clever, trustworthy, self-assertive, witty.
SW thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, intelligent, kind, witty, ingenious.
Anonymous thinks: logical, witty, bold, clever, searching, intelligent.
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