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.
To start, pick the five or six words that you feel best describe you, from the list below:-
| 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 | organised | patient | powerful |
| proud | quiet | reflective | relaxed | religious |
| responsive | searching | self-assertive | self-conscious | sensible |
| sentimental | shy | silly | spontaneous | sympathetic |
| tense | trustworthy | warm | wise | witty |