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 Stewf's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacalmclever observant sentimental sympathetic | Blind Spotadaptablebrave caring complex extroverted friendly happy helpful idealistic independent intelligent kind knowledgeable loving modest organised patient powerful reflective relaxed responsive searching self-conscious sensible silly trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable accepting bold cheerful confident dependable dignified energetic giving ingenious introverted logical mature nervous proud quiet religious self-assertive shy spontaneous tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (7%) bold (0%) brave (7%) calm (21%) caring (35%) cheerful (0%) clever (50%) complex (21%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (7%) friendly (35%) giving (0%) happy (7%) helpful (7%) idealistic (14%) independent (7%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (21%) introverted (0%) kind (21%) knowledgeable (35%) logical (0%) loving (21%) mature (0%) modest (7%) nervous (0%) observant (21%) organised (7%) patient (14%) powerful (7%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (21%) relaxed (7%) religious (0%) responsive (7%) searching (14%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (7%) sensible (7%) sentimental (21%) shy (0%) silly (14%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (21%) tense (0%) trustworthy (7%) warm (21%) wise (7%) witty (21%)
Peter thinks: caring, reflective, witty, modest, sympathetic, loving.
Lars thinks: clever, knowledgeable, searching, adaptable, complex, friendly.
Spleener thinks: clever, intelligent, searching, witty, independent.
Brooke thinks: calm, brave, clever, loving, observant, sentimental.
Jenn-lolly thinks: friendly, knowledgeable, organised, caring, loving, witty.
Flimmy thinks: wise, patient, reflective, kind, warm, complex.
jen thinks: calm, friendly, clever, sentimental, kind, self-conscious.
Laura thinks: clever, intelligent, knowledgeable, observant, silly.
G thinks: warm, idealistic, sympathetic, sentimental, intelligent.
O-_-O thinks: caring, complex, clever, responsive, knowledgeable, sympathetic.
jessica thinks: caring, silly, friendly, knowledgeable, idealistic, clever.
Jesse thinks: helpful, friendly, observant, sensible, warm.
lll;kkljlkjkl thinks: calm, caring, happy, relaxed, kind.
kllklk thinks: trustworthy, reflective, patient, powerful, extroverted.
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