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 JodeeB's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentenergetic independent intelligent knowledgeable | Blind Spotacceptingbold calm caring clever complex friendly giving happy helpful introverted kind loving modest organised powerful responsive searching self-conscious sympathetic trustworthy wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeextroverted | Unknownable adaptable brave cheerful dependable dignified idealistic ingenious logical mature nervous observant patient proud quiet reflective relaxed religious self-assertive sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous tense warm witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (33%) adaptable (0%) bold (16%) brave (0%) calm (16%) caring (33%) cheerful (0%) clever (16%) complex (16%) confident (16%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (16%) extroverted (0%) friendly (50%) giving (33%) happy (16%) helpful (33%) idealistic (0%) independent (33%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (33%) introverted (16%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (0%) loving (16%) mature (0%) modest (33%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (16%) patient (0%) powerful (16%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (16%) searching (16%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (16%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (16%) tense (0%) trustworthy (16%) warm (0%) wise (16%) witty (0%)
Bonnie Staiger thinks: searching, giving, powerful, knowledgeable, accepting, energetic.
Greg Balanko-Dickson thinks: bold, trustworthy, responsive, caring, kind, wise.
philgerb thinks: friendly, independent, giving, intelligent, modest, complex.
Joe thinks: organised, introverted, helpful, modest, clever, sympathetic.
Justin thinks: calm, confident, friendly, loving, intelligent, independent.
Michael thinks: helpful, happy, friendly, caring, accepting, self-conscious.
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