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 soaringshining's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenacleveridealistic nervous silly spontaneous witty | Blind Spotacceptingbold caring friendly helpful ingenious intelligent kind knowledgeable loving reflective searching self-assertive sentimental tense trustworthy warm |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownable adaptable brave calm cheerful complex confident dependable dignified energetic extroverted giving happy independent introverted logical mature modest observant organised patient powerful proud quiet relaxed religious responsive self-conscious sensible shy sympathetic wise |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (0%) accepting (16%) adaptable (0%) bold (33%) brave (0%) calm (0%) caring (16%) cheerful (0%) clever (33%) complex (0%) confident (0%) dependable (0%) dignified (0%) energetic (0%) extroverted (0%) friendly (50%) giving (0%) happy (0%) helpful (16%) idealistic (16%) independent (0%) ingenious (16%) intelligent (33%) introverted (0%) kind (16%) knowledgeable (16%) logical (0%) loving (33%) mature (0%) modest (0%) nervous (16%) observant (0%) organised (0%) patient (0%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (16%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (0%) searching (16%) self-assertive (16%) self-conscious (0%) sensible (0%) sentimental (16%) shy (0%) silly (33%) spontaneous (16%) sympathetic (0%) tense (16%) trustworthy (16%) warm (50%) wise (0%) witty (33%)
auraesque thinks: intelligent, friendly, ingenious, witty, bold.
Steve thinks: accepting, friendly, nervous, silly, tense.
Daniii thinks: warm, silly, sentimental, searching, idealistic, caring.
Sammay thinks: friendly, trustworthy, helpful, clever, kind.
Dan Siddoway thinks: bold, loving, reflective, spontaneous, self-assertive, warm.
Pillow thinks: clever, intelligent, loving, knowledgeable, warm, witty.
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