THE JOHARI WINDOW

WHAT OTHERS KNOW ABOUT YOU
We cannot 'grasp' our own personality, but we can be aware of what part of our personality we reveal to the outside world. The Johari Window (Johari is derived from the first syllables of the names of its inventors Joseph Luft, and Harry Ingham). It's one of the most interesting models for describing human interaction. A full paned window divides personal awareness into four different types.

A. The squadron describes the characteristics and experiences that we are aware about ourselves and that we like to tell others about.

B. This hidden quadrant describes things that we know about ourselves but choose not to reveal to others. It decreases in size small we build up a trusting relationship without others.

C. There are things we do not know about ourselves but that others can see clearly. And there are things that we think we are expressing clearly, which others interpret completely differently. In this quadrant feedback can be enlightening, but also hurtful.

D. There are aspects about ourselves that are hidden from ourselves as well as others. We are more complex and multifaceted than we think. From time to time something rises to the surface from our unconscious. For example, in a dream

Adjectives (fun unreliable etc) that you think describe you well. Then let others (friends, colleagues) choose adjectives to describe you.  The additives are then entered into the appropriate pains of the window.