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 dr_k's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaableconfident intelligent knowledgeable proud | Blind Spotbravecaring clever complex dependable friendly giving helpful independent ingenious kind loving mature observant organised powerful self-assertive trustworthy warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownaccepting adaptable bold calm cheerful dignified energetic extroverted happy idealistic introverted logical modest nervous patient quiet reflective relaxed religious responsive searching self-conscious sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous sympathetic tense witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (37%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (25%) calm (0%) caring (25%) cheerful (0%) clever (25%) complex (50%) confident (25%) dependable (12%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (12%) giving (12%) happy (0%) helpful (12%) idealistic (0%) independent (25%) ingenious (12%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (25%) knowledgeable (25%) logical (0%) loving (12%) mature (12%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (12%) organised (25%) patient (0%) powerful (12%) proud (12%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (25%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (37%) warm (12%) wise (37%) witty (0%)
stephbg thinks: brave, complex, knowledgeable, helpful, self-assertive, wise.
redbraids thinks: able, trustworthy, dependable, giving, wise, complex.
a thinks: mature, kind, caring, intelligent, wise.
anon thinks: brave, clever, intelligent, trustworthy, loving.
anonymous thinks: able, clever, confident, friendly, independent, intelligent.
Skip thinks: organised, self-assertive, intelligent, proud, independent, confident.
jo thinks: knowledgeable, warm, complex, ingenious, kind, powerful.
anonymous thinks: organised, able, caring, trustworthy, observant, complex.
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