Johari window

Johari window

Disclosure/Feedback model of awareness

-Cognitive psychological tool used to help people better understand their interpersonal communication and relationships.
- Created by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955 , United States.

- A list of 55 adjectives and you and your friends each will pick five or six of the list.

able accepting adaptable bold brave calm caring cheerful clever complex confident

dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful idealistic independent ingenious

intelligent introverted kind knowledgeable logical loving mature modest nervous observant organized

patient powerful proud quiet reflective relaxed religious responsive searching self-assertive self-conscious

sensible sentimental shy silly spontaneous sympathetic tense trustworthy warm wise witty

- These adjectives are then mapped onto a grid. A four paned "window," divides personal awareness into four different types, as represented by its four quadrants:

1. "open" things that both I know about myself & you know about me.
2. "blind" things that you know about me, but that I am unaware of.
3. "hidden" things that I know about myself, that you do not know.
4. "unknown" things that neither I know about myself, nor you know about me.