Choose your words
Pick the ten words that describe you best. Take your time — there are no right or wrong answers.
The methodology
How the window opens.
The Johari Window compares how you see yourself with what other people notice. The result is shown in four simple areas.
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Open
You see it. They see it.
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Blind spot
They see it. You may not.
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Hidden
You see it. They may not.
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Unknown
Still waiting to be discovered.
Your journey
Four moments.
One useful conversation.
Start with your own view. Then ask people you trust what they see. Your report brings both views together.
- 0110 words
- 026–50 people
Invite people you trust
Copy your private invitation and send it to between 6 and 50 people who know you well. They choose their words without seeing anyone else’s answers.
- 034 clear panes
See both points of view
After six people reply, your words and their words are sorted into the four panes of your Johari Window.
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Explore your report
See which words appear often, notice where people agree and use the questions to start an honest conversation.
The origin story
1955
Born in a UCLA workshop.
Psychologists Joseph Luft and Harrington “Harry” Ingham wanted to make conversations about self-awareness, feedback and trust easier.
The name
Joseph + Harington
Our role
This website is Unique Network’s practical interpretation. We do not claim to have created or own the model.
The science
What research suggests.
Research supports a simple idea: we learn more about ourselves when we compare our own view with trusted feedback.
10–15%
Eurich, 2018
There is room to grow
In this study, only 10–15% of people met its measures of self-awareness. That means most of us have more to discover.
A clearer view
Vazire & Mehl, 2008
Other people spot what we miss
People who know us well can notice patterns in our everyday behaviour that we may miss.