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 Heather Dowling's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacheerfulfriendly mature modest patient | Blind Spotadaptablecaring confident dignified giving happy helpful independent intelligent kind loving organised relaxed responsive sensible sentimental sympathetic trustworthy warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeself-conscious | Unknownable accepting bold brave calm clever complex dependable energetic extroverted idealistic ingenious introverted knowledgeable logical nervous observant powerful proud quiet reflective religious searching self-assertive shy silly spontaneous tense wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (12%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (12%) clever (0%) complex (0%) confident (12%) dependable (0%) dignified (12%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (50%) giving (25%) happy (12%) helpful (37%) idealistic (0%) independent (12%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (12%) introverted (0%) kind (12%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (37%) mature (37%) modest (25%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (37%) patient (12%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (12%) religious (0%) responsive (25%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (25%) sentimental (12%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (12%) tense (0%) trustworthy (25%) warm (25%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
brietta thinks: modest, organised, responsive, warm, sentimental, helpful.
jackie thinks: friendly, caring, organised, mature, sensible, kind.
Kathy thinks: cheerful, sympathetic, helpful, giving, trustworthy.
Heidi thinks: caring, confident, friendly, giving, modest.
weasers thinks: friendly, loving, warm, trustworthy, relaxed.
Deb thinks: friendly, responsive, helpful, loving, mature.
Lore thinks: adaptable, dignified, independent, mature, sensible.
noelle thinks: happy, intelligent, loving, organised, patient.
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