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 phillip Horlings's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaextrovertedfriendly intelligent logical | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable bold complex confident dependable happy idealistic independent knowledgeable observant powerful proud reflective responsive searching self-assertive sentimental silly trustworthy warm witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeloving | Unknownbrave calm caring cheerful clever dignified energetic giving helpful ingenious introverted kind mature modest nervous organised patient quiet relaxed religious self-conscious sensible shy spontaneous sympathetic tense wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (8%) accepting (25%) adaptable (16%) bold (8%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (0%) cheerful (0%) clever (0%) complex (8%) confident (41%) dependable (16%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (16%) friendly (50%) giving (0%) happy (16%) helpful (0%) idealistic (8%) independent (41%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (41%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (8%) logical (41%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (16%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (8%) proud (33%) quiet (0%) reflective (33%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (8%) searching (8%) self-assertive (8%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (8%) shy (0%) silly (33%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (8%) warm (8%) wise (0%) witty (8%)
anonymous thinks: confident, extroverted, able, observant, responsive.
Jenkins thinks: intelligent, trustworthy, logical, adaptable, friendly, silly.
anonymous thinks: extroverted, confident, friendly, proud, silly.
Annie Frannie thinks: independent, reflective, proud, logical, sentimental.
l thinks: silly, friendly, accepting, happy, observant.
anon thinks: intelligent, proud, idealistic, friendly, self-assertive.
candice! thinks: logical, reflective, accepting, confident, warm, intelligent.
Brittany thinks: bold, confident, intelligent, searching, witty.
gumbo thinks: intelligent, dependable, proud, knowledgeable, independent.
Laura Lou thinks: confident, independent, logical, accepting, adaptable, complex.
Susie Silvestre thinks: friendly, silly, independent, reflective, happy, powerful.
yoo thinks: friendly, independent, dependable, logical, reflective.
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