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 Harbinger's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacaringfriendly quiet | Blind Spotableadaptable cheerful complex confident giving helpful independent intelligent introverted knowledgeable logical modest observant reflective relaxed searching self-conscious shy tense trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadepatientreligious | Unknownaccepting bold brave calm clever dependable dignified energetic extroverted happy idealistic ingenious kind loving mature nervous organised powerful proud responsive self-assertive sensible sentimental silly spontaneous sympathetic wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (42%) accepting (0%) adaptable (14%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (14%) cheerful (14%) clever (0%) complex (42%) confident (28%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (28%) giving (14%) happy (0%) helpful (28%) idealistic (0%) independent (14%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (28%) introverted (14%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (28%) logical (14%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (14%) nervous (0%) observant (14%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (28%) reflective (14%) relaxed (14%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (28%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (28%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (14%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (14%) trustworthy (28%) warm (14%) wise (0%) witty (14%)
jimu thinks: helpful, giving, reflective, searching, self-conscious, caring.
Spookyace thinks: complex, independent, knowledgeable, able, logical.
Happy Bunny Foo Foo thinks: introverted, self-conscious, complex, shy, tense, quiet.
graywolf thinks: cheerful, confident, friendly, helpful, relaxed.
Amy thinks: observant, quiet, warm, trustworthy, able, complex.
briathian thinks: adaptable, searching, intelligent, able, friendly.
Dewd thinks: intelligent, modest, witty, knowledgeable, confident, trustworthy.
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