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 Wonkavision's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaadaptableidealistic searching self-conscious spontaneous | Blind Spotboldbrave cheerful clever complex confident extroverted friendly independent intelligent knowledgeable loving proud reflective responsive self-assertive sentimental silly trustworthy warm wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeaccepting | Unknownable calm caring dependable dignified energetic giving happy helpful ingenious introverted kind logical mature modest nervous observant organised patient powerful quiet relaxed religious sensible shy sympathetic tense |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (14%) bold (14%) brave (14%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (14%) clever (14%) complex (42%) confident (14%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (42%) friendly (42%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (28%) independent (42%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (42%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (28%) logical (0%) loving (14%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (28%) quiet (0%) reflective (14%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (14%) searching (14%) self-assertive (28%) self-conscious (14%) sensible (0%) sentimental (28%) shy (0%) silly (14%) spontaneous (14%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (14%) warm (14%) wise (14%) witty (14%)
erinavery13 thinks: knowledgeable, responsive, silly, spontaneous, loving, idealistic.
Cenomite thinks: friendly, independent, warm, self-assertive, cheerful, extroverted.
Chloee thinks: searching, adaptable, intelligent, clever, complex, sentimental.
Clownmaster thinks: complex, extroverted, idealistic, witty, friendly, proud.
BlackCat thinks: self-assertive, reflective, trustworthy, sentimental, independent, intelligent.
Unkind thinks: knowledgeable, bold, proud, extroverted, friendly, self-conscious.
lindsey thinks: complex, independent, intelligent, wise, brave, confident.
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