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