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 RichB's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacomplexdependable reflective witty | Blind Spotablecaring clever extroverted giving idealistic ingenious intelligent knowledgeable logical loving modest observant searching silly spontaneous trustworthy wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadesympathetic | Unknownaccepting adaptable bold brave calm cheerful confident dignified energetic friendly happy helpful independent introverted kind mature nervous organised patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive self-assertive self-conscious sensible sentimental shy tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (37%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (0%) clever (25%) complex (25%) confident (0%) dependable (37%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (12%) friendly (0%) giving (25%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (12%) independent (0%) ingenious (25%) intelligent (37%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (12%) logical (25%) loving (25%) mature (0%) modest (12%) nervous (0%) observant (25%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (37%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (37%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (25%) spontaneous (12%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (37%) warm (0%) wise (12%) witty (37%)
NaNa thinks: dependable, giving, intelligent, witty, silly, trustworthy.
Jenniflower thinks: caring, dependable, complex, observant, idealistic, reflective.
Isaac thinks: clever, intelligent, logical, reflective, searching.
Mike thinks: extroverted, able, witty, searching, wise.
Wes thinks: caring, dependable, ingenious, trustworthy, able, loving.
Jacki thinks: able, giving, intelligent, trustworthy, searching.
Clare thinks: clever, knowledgeable, logical, observant, reflective, witty.
James thinks: ingenious, complex, loving, silly, spontaneous, modest.
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