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 TOPolk's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaconfidentintelligent reflective spontaneous | Blind Spotacceptingcaring cheerful clever complex dependable energetic extroverted friendly giving happy ingenious introverted knowledgeable logical loving observant powerful proud quiet relaxed self-assertive silly sympathetic tense trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadesearchingsentimental | Unknownable adaptable bold brave calm dignified helpful idealistic independent kind mature modest nervous organised patient religious responsive self-conscious sensible shy warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (8%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (8%) cheerful (16%) clever (8%) complex (16%) confident (50%) dependable (33%) dignified (0%) energetic (8%) extroverted (25%) friendly (16%) giving (8%) happy (25%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (8%) intelligent (33%) introverted (8%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (25%) loving (8%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (8%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (8%) proud (8%) quiet (8%) reflective (25%) relaxed (16%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (25%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (8%) spontaneous (25%) sympathetic (8%) tense (8%) trustworthy (33%) warm (0%) wise (8%) witty (33%)
Libby thinks: clever, powerful, witty, confident, knowledgeable, proud.
Eric thinks: accepting, extroverted, dependable, trustworthy, silly.
Steph! thinks: loving, friendly, relaxed, happy, energetic, dependable.
Colette thinks: self-assertive, spontaneous, intelligent, friendly, extroverted.
Sarah thinks: happy, observant, self-assertive, confident, ingenious, spontaneous.
Cobb thinks: tense, quiet, reflective, logical, intelligent, introverted.
Liam thinks: happy, intelligent, confident, trustworthy, extroverted.
Nate thinks: witty, knowledgeable, self-assertive, cheerful, complex.
Alison thinks: intelligent, witty, sympathetic, trustworthy, giving, confident.
Mandy thinks: witty, wise, confident, dependable, reflective, complex.
Cease thinks: caring, logical, relaxed, confident, reflective, trustworthy.
BlazinCajun thinks: knowledgeable, logical, cheerful, spontaneous, dependable.
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