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 helenprev's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenafriendlysympathetic trustworthy | Blind Spotableadaptable brave caring cheerful confident dependable dignified energetic giving happy helpful intelligent kind knowledgeable loving mature modest observant organised reflective religious sentimental shy warm wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeacceptingpatient self-conscious | Unknownbold calm clever complex extroverted idealistic independent ingenious introverted logical nervous powerful proud quiet relaxed responsive searching self-assertive sensible silly spontaneous tense witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (25%) accepting (0%) adaptable (12%) bold (0%) brave (25%) calm (0%) caring (50%) cheerful (43%) clever (0%) complex (0%) confident (6%) dependable (31%) dignified (6%) energetic (12%) extroverted (0%) friendly (43%) giving (25%) happy (18%) helpful (12%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (12%) introverted (0%) kind (37%) knowledgeable (6%) logical (0%) loving (37%) mature (6%) modest (18%) nervous (0%) observant (6%) organised (31%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (6%) relaxed (0%) religious (6%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (6%) shy (6%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (6%) tense (0%) trustworthy (37%) warm (43%) wise (6%) witty (0%)
mardybum thinks: caring, dependable, friendly, helpful, kind, warm.
athersgeo thinks: able, caring, intelligent, loving, organised, trustworthy.
chiasmata thinks: cheerful, friendly, happy, warm, caring, organised.
wenlock thinks: trustworthy, dependable, loving, brave, friendly, able.
bunnyk thinks: cheerful, confident, giving, loving, mature, organised.
Rosyposypie thinks: able, energetic, happy, warm, shy, kind.
Nicola thinks: kind, friendly, observant, reflective, sympathetic, caring.
charlotte thinks: giving, knowledgeable, happy, wise, kind.
carolynp thinks: brave, caring, trustworthy, organised, kind, warm.
arky72 thinks: adaptable, dependable, kind, loving, trustworthy, warm.
squirrela thinks: able, adaptable, caring, cheerful, friendly.
Lucy thinks: cheerful, loving, organised, energetic, giving, caring.
ailbhe thinks: brave, cheerful, dignified, intelligent, modest, warm.
katie1980 thinks: cheerful, dependable, helpful, sentimental, friendly, religious.
Liz thinks: loving, modest, trustworthy, brave, giving, caring.
BethMcDoobie_iom thinks: cheerful, dependable, friendly, trustworthy, warm, modest.
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