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 Josh Hairston's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacaringfriendly intelligent observant relaxed | Blind Spotacceptingcalm clever confident dignified extroverted happy helpful independent kind knowledgeable mature modest nervous powerful proud quiet reflective searching sensible shy sympathetic tense trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadedependable | Unknownable adaptable bold brave cheerful complex energetic giving idealistic ingenious introverted logical loving organised patient religious responsive self-assertive self-conscious sentimental silly spontaneous warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (10%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (20%) caring (20%) cheerful (0%) clever (30%) complex (0%) confident (10%) dependable (0%) dignified (10%) energetic (0%) extroverted (10%) friendly (30%) giving (0%) happy (10%) helpful (40%) idealistic (0%) independent (20%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (30%) introverted (0%) kind (20%) knowledgeable (40%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (20%) modest (10%) nervous (10%) observant (20%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (10%) proud (10%) quiet (20%) reflective (20%) relaxed (20%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (20%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (20%) sentimental (0%) shy (10%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (10%) tense (10%) trustworthy (20%) warm (0%) wise (20%) witty (20%)
krista thinks: intelligent, accepting, helpful, caring, searching.
Brock thinks: reflective, sensible, clever, helpful, friendly, independent.
Becky thinks: friendly, reflective, clever, helpful, kind, trustworthy.
Dane thinks: extroverted, observant, calm, sympathetic, clever, witty.
Craig thinks: calm, knowledgeable, quiet, relaxed, modest, helpful.
A town thinks: independent, knowledgeable, wise, powerful, dignified.
your mom thinks: intelligent, knowledgeable, nervous, shy, quiet, happy.
Anonymous? thinks: friendly, caring, trustworthy, mature, kind, sensible.
ray thinks: confident, intelligent, knowledgeable, relaxed, proud, witty.
I thinks: wise, mature, searching, observant, tense.
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