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 cathyisadumbname's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacaringgiving intelligent mature observant | Blind Spotablecheerful clever dependable friendly helpful independent kind knowledgeable logical loving modest nervous organised powerful reflective searching self-conscious shy silly sympathetic trustworthy wise witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeextroverted | Unknownaccepting adaptable bold brave calm complex confident dignified energetic happy idealistic ingenious introverted patient proud quiet relaxed religious responsive self-assertive sensible sentimental spontaneous tense warm |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (10%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (40%) cheerful (10%) clever (10%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (20%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (30%) giving (20%) happy (0%) helpful (10%) idealistic (0%) independent (10%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (30%) knowledgeable (30%) logical (20%) loving (10%) mature (30%) modest (10%) nervous (10%) observant (10%) organised (20%) patient (0%) powerful (20%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (20%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (20%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (10%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (10%) silly (20%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (10%) tense (0%) trustworthy (30%) warm (0%) wise (20%) witty (20%)
jonathan s thinks: powerful, organised, witty, friendly, intelligent, reflective.
michelle! thinks: giving, intelligent, mature, wise, loving, silly.
j el thinks: nervous, searching, logical, self-conscious, clever, dependable.
me thinks: knowledgeable, logical, mature, caring, helpful.
kristen thinks: giving, independent, searching, witty, intelligent, reflective.
Doug H thinks: friendly, observant, cheerful, caring, kind.
rachelisahotname thinks: intelligent, kind, wise, shy, trustworthy, mature.
kt thinks: trustworthy, knowledgeable, intelligent, caring, dependable.
ashley thinks: sympathetic, powerful, organised, knowledgeable, kind.
gabe! thinks: friendly, modest, able, caring, silly, trustworthy.
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