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 plus four's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaableindependent intelligent silly | Blind Spotboldcaring clever complex confident dependable happy observant organised relaxed responsive self-assertive sensible spontaneous trustworthy witty |
| Not Known to Others | Façadeidealistic | Unknownaccepting adaptable brave calm cheerful dignified energetic extroverted friendly giving helpful ingenious introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving mature modest nervous patient powerful proud quiet reflective religious searching self-conscious sentimental shy sympathetic tense warm wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
66% of people agree that plus four is independent
able (33%) accepting (0%) adaptable (0%) bold (50%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (33%) cheerful (0%) clever (16%) complex (16%) confident (33%) dependable (33%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (0%) giving (0%) happy (16%) helpful (0%) idealistic (0%) independent (66%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (0%) knowledgeable (0%) logical (0%) loving (0%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (16%) organised (16%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (0%) relaxed (16%) religious (0%) responsive (16%) searching (0%) self-assertive (16%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (16%) sentimental (0%) shy (0%) silly (33%) spontaneous (16%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (16%) warm (0%) wise (0%) witty (33%)
Charlie thinks: organised, intelligent, observant, responsive, independent.
melly! thinks: silly, independent, intelligent, complex, bold, witty.
Allie thinks: able, bold, caring, dependable, confident, independent.
julia thinks: able, bold, clever, self-assertive, trustworthy.
RACHELLLLLL thinks: intelligent, spontaneous, independent, silly, witty.
Meri thinks: caring, confident, dependable, happy, relaxed, sensible.
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