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 ldub's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaacceptingcaring dependable friendly helpful intelligent | Blind Spotcheerfulclever complex confident energetic giving happy introverted kind loving modest nervous relaxed religious self-conscious sensible sentimental shy silly trustworthy |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable adaptable bold brave calm dignified extroverted idealistic independent ingenious knowledgeable logical mature observant organised patient powerful proud quiet reflective responsive searching self-assertive spontaneous sympathetic tense warm wise witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (12%) adaptable (0%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (37%) cheerful (12%) clever (25%) complex (12%) confident (12%) dependable (25%) dignified (0%) energetic (12%) extroverted (0%) friendly (25%) giving (12%) happy (25%) helpful (12%) idealistic (0%) independent (0%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (12%) kind (25%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (25%) mature (0%) modest (37%) nervous (12%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (12%) religious (12%) responsive (0%) searching (0%) self-assertive (0%) self-conscious (12%) sensible (12%) sentimental (37%) shy (25%) silly (25%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (25%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (0%)
Jenn thinks: loving, intelligent, accepting, caring, dependable, friendly.
cb thinks: caring, modest, religious, helpful, sentimental.
Joyce thinks: complex, introverted, nervous, self-conscious, shy, sentimental.
ashley thinks: shy, giving, modest, intelligent, clever.
Ashley thinks: confident, happy, loving, trustworthy, kind.
Melody thinks: caring, cheerful, silly, sensible, intelligent, energetic.
emily thinks: modest, kind, happy, dependable, sentimental, relaxed.
A RO thinks: trustworthy, intelligent, friendly, silly, clever.
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