The Johari Window was created by two American psychologists, Joseph Luft (1916–2014) and Harrington Ingham (1914–1995) in 1955 and is a technique used to help people better understand their relationship with themselves as well as others. It is used primarily in self-help groups and corporate settings as a heuristic exercise.
I first learned about this when I watched BET’s Being Mary Jane on an episode and decided to take time and learn about myself. It helps you describe yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to help describe you from the same list and at the end of it, you will have a Johari Window.
This model is simple and it helps in improving self-awareness, and mutual understanding between individuals within a group. So here are the 4 quadrants in the Johari Window:
- Open - Known to All
- Blind - Known to Others
- Hidden - Known to only Myself
- Unknown - Known to No One
If you want to try this - please go to to take a test and see where you stand and ask friends to help you.
Here is an example of a Johari Window.
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