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 Shayla's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentidealistic independent intelligent reflective searching | Blind Spotacceptingadaptable brave caring clever complex dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly helpful ingenious knowledgeable logical loving mature observant patient proud relaxed responsive self-assertive sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous sympathetic trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable bold calm cheerful giving happy introverted kind modest nervous organised powerful quiet religious self-conscious tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (8%) adaptable (16%) bold (0%) brave (8%) calm (0%) caring (16%) cheerful (0%) clever (25%) complex (8%) confident (16%) dependable (16%) dignified (8%) energetic (8%) extroverted (8%) friendly (25%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (8%) idealistic (16%) independent (16%) ingenious (8%) intelligent (41%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (8%) logical (16%) loving (50%) mature (16%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (25%) organised (0%) patient (8%) powerful (0%) proud (8%) quiet (0%) reflective (8%) relaxed (8%) religious (0%) responsive (8%) searching (8%) self-assertive (8%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (8%) sentimental (8%) shy (8%) silly (41%) spontaneous (8%) sympathetic (8%) tense (0%) trustworthy (33%) warm (0%) wise (25%) witty (8%)
Myrna thinks: dependable, intelligent, loving, adaptable, patient, wise.
Katie thinks: clever, sensible, logical, trustworthy, confident, caring.
Matthew thinks: intelligent, trustworthy, mature, friendly, extroverted, loving.
Dad thinks: wise, dignified, logical, proud, sympathetic, trustworthy.
Andrew thinks: silly, loving, intelligent, observant, searching, sentimental.
Sam thinks: caring, observant, reflective, wise, responsive, complex.
Jen Pan thinks: energetic, friendly, ingenious, independent, loving, silly.
sonali thinks: clever, dependable, trustworthy, idealistic, relaxed.
lauriek thinks: independent, witty, spontaneous, silly, self-assertive, intelligent.
anne (silly = elementary fun!) thinks: clever, idealistic, intelligent, knowledgeable, loving, silly.
Mary thinks: silly, mature, friendly, adaptable, confident, observant.
shyla thinks: accepting, loving, helpful, shy, brave.
You can display these results in an email or journal, by cutting and pasting the following HTML:-