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 Mr. Brendon's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenaablefriendly | Blind Spotacceptingcalm caring clever confident dependable helpful intelligent knowledgeable loving observant sensible silly trustworthy wise witty |
Not Known to Others | Façadecheerfulkind logical relaxed | Unknownadaptable bold brave complex dignified energetic extroverted giving happy idealistic independent ingenious introverted mature modest nervous organised patient powerful proud quiet reflective religious responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious sentimental shy spontaneous sympathetic tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (25%) accepting (25%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (50%) caring (25%) cheerful (0%) clever (50%) complex (0%) confident (25%) dependable (25%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (50%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (25%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (25%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (0%) loving (25%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (25%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (25%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (50%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (25%) warm (0%) wise (50%) witty (25%)
meredith thinks: clever, sensible, friendly, silly, loving.
neesha thinks: witty, knowledgeable, confident, calm, caring, wise.
Fin thinks: friendly, observant, silly, intelligent, clever, dependable.
Erin thinks: able, calm, accepting, trustworthy, wise, helpful.
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