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 SJ Castillo's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacaringfriendly idealistic nervous reflective self-conscious | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable brave cheerful clever complex dependable energetic extroverted giving happy helpful independent intelligent introverted kind loving observant proud relaxed religious responsive searching self-assertive sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable bold calm confident dignified ingenious knowledgeable logical mature modest organised patient powerful quiet sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (7%) adaptable (7%) bold (0%) brave (15%) calm (0%) caring (15%) cheerful (23%) clever (7%) complex (7%) confident (0%) dependable (7%) dignified (0%) energetic (30%) extroverted (15%) friendly (23%) giving (15%) happy (7%) helpful (7%) idealistic (7%) independent (7%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (23%) introverted (7%) kind (7%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (15%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (7%) observant (15%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (7%) quiet (0%) reflective (7%) relaxed (7%) religious (7%) responsive (7%) searching (30%) self-assertive (23%) self-conscious (7%) sensible (15%) sentimental (7%) shy (7%) silly (15%) spontaneous (30%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (38%) warm (23%) wise (7%) witty (15%)
johnny thinks: nervous, observant, searching, shy, spontaneous.
Lynn thinks: giving, spontaneous, kind, warm, responsive, sentimental.
the other SJ thinks: giving, brave, intelligent, warm, clever.
Greg thinks: adaptable, introverted, searching, trustworthy, sensible, warm.
Katie thinks: self-assertive, proud, cheerful, extroverted, idealistic.
Becky thinks: trustworthy, loving, witty, friendly, brave.
Bethany thinks: searching, self-assertive, friendly, accepting, sensible, dependable.
Brandon thinks: self-assertive, energetic, extroverted, happy, spontaneous.
roselin thinks: self-conscious, loving, helpful, energetic, caring.
Becca thinks: spontaneous, friendly, energetic, trustworthy, witty, caring.
Kim thinks: silly, relaxed, cheerful, observant, reflective, trustworthy.
mom thinks: cheerful, energetic, intelligent, religious, silly, independent.
tank thinks: intelligent, wise, complex, searching, trustworthy.
You can display these results in an email or journal, by cutting and pasting the following HTML:-