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 KLWilliams's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenabraveconfident dependable intelligent kind observant | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold caring clever complex friendly giving idealistic independent ingenious knowledgeable logical loving modest patient reflective searching self-conscious sensible sympathetic trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknowncalm cheerful dignified energetic extroverted happy helpful introverted mature nervous organised powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive self-assertive sentimental shy silly spontaneous tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (30%) accepting (20%) adaptable (10%) bold (10%) brave (10%) calm (0%) caring (40%) cheerful (0%) clever (20%) complex (10%) confident (20%) dependable (20%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (30%) giving (30%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (30%) independent (10%) ingenious (10%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (10%) knowledgeable (10%) logical (10%) loving (10%) mature (0%) modest (10%) nervous (0%) observant (30%) organised (0%) patient (10%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (10%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (20%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (10%) sensible (20%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (20%) tense (0%) trustworthy (20%) warm (10%) wise (10%) witty (20%)
aastg thinks: wise, searching, adaptable, witty, able.
Caryn thinks: dependable, giving, ingenious, bold, witty.
kahnegabs thinks: able, confident, independent, logical, intelligent, loving.
wendy thinks: dependable, intelligent, reflective, brave, kind, sensible.
Acanthusleaf thinks: idealistic, giving, observant, intelligent, trustworthy, sensible.
fearless_em thinks: caring, accepting, friendly, sympathetic, warm, knowledgeable.
roswtr thinks: confident, intelligent, observant, able, idealistic, searching.
helblonde thinks: clever, friendly, observant, patient, sympathetic, caring.
Coke thinks: caring, clever, idealistic, intelligent, modest, self-conscious.
Darcy thinks: caring, complex, giving, friendly, trustworthy, accepting.
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