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 anewlin's.
Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
Known to Others | Arenaintrovertedloving shy spontaneous | Blind Spotboldcalm caring clever complex dignified energetic friendly independent kind logical modest observant proud quiet self-assertive self-conscious sensible warm witty |
Not Known to Others | Façadebravesentimental | Unknownable accepting adaptable cheerful confident dependable extroverted giving happy helpful idealistic ingenious intelligent knowledgeable mature nervous organised patient powerful reflective relaxed religious responsive searching silly sympathetic tense trustworthy wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) |
able (0%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (33%) brave (0%) calm (16%) caring (33%) cheerful (0%) clever (16%) complex (50%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (16%) energetic (16%) extroverted (0%) friendly (33%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (16%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (0%) introverted (33%) kind (33%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (16%) loving (16%) mature (0%) modest (33%) nervous (0%) observant (16%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (16%) quiet (33%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (16%) self-conscious (33%) sensible (16%) sentimental (0%) shy (16%) silly (0%) spontaneous (16%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (0%) warm (16%) wise (0%) witty (16%)
Carla thinks: calm, friendly, independent, logical, quiet, modest.
Blair thinks: witty, self-conscious, observant, caring, complex.
clemone thinks: complex, clever, dignified, kind, spontaneous, sensible.
Judith thinks: caring, energetic, friendly, modest, kind, warm.
anonymous thinks: proud, quiet, bold, self-assertive, introverted.
Mike thinks: bold, complex, introverted, loving, self-conscious, shy.
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