The Johari Window is a psychological tool created by Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in 1955. It is one of the few tools that emphasises on “soft skills” such as behaviour, empathy, co-operation, inter group development and interpersonal development. The model is based on two ideas, the information that is acquired by revealing them to others and learning about yourself through their feedback.
Each person is represented by the Johari model through four quadrants. Each quadrant represents personal information, feelings, motivation and whether that information is known or unknown to oneself or others in four viewpoints.
2. Blindspot: Information about yourself that others know in a group, but you are unaware of. Others may interpret yourselves differently than you expect
3. Façade: Information that is known to you but will be kept unknown from others. This can be any personal information which you feel reluctant to reveal (E.g. Fears, past experiences, secrets)
By using the Using the 56 adjectives listed below, the Johari Window can be generated.
I have gotten 2 friends, 1 whom I have knew for less than a year and another whom I have knew for a long time, to complete the Johari window and this was what I got:
Accuracy of the model
Firstly, due to the differences in how each individual would understand the adjective, different people would have different opinions on how it should be interpreted. This might have affected the accuracy of the model. There are some differences between how the two of them have interpreted on me, depending on the impression that I have given them.
There are some areas that I am surprised about, such as being mature and extroverted.
Mature
I am surprised that people think that I am mature, since I don’t think that I am that mature myself. I could have to potray a mature side of me when I am working, although personally with my closer friends I would potray a more casual side of me. Compared with the peers that I know, I think they are more mature, since they would me advice on my future career and managing my finances. Thus, I don’t think of myself as a mature person.
Extroverted
I tend to think that I am an ambivert, which is a combination of being introverted and extroverted, rather than being an introvert or extrovert. I do enjoy having some time alone, but I can also be outgoing in certain situations with the people I am comfortable with.
Summary
In conclusion, the Johari window has made me better understand on how others think of me and look at myself in different angles, especially in the blind spots, where I can understand what people think of me in an angle that I have not that of.
Through the Johari model, it has made me understand that having feedback in communication can be a positive thing. By accepting the feedback and making changes based on the feedback received, it will improve myself in communicating and working together as a team.
References
The Johari Window Model. (2013). Retrieved from https://www.communicationtheory.org/the-johari-window-model/
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Hello Hwa Seng!
Firstly, great job in explaining the Johari Window Model! I liked how you used GIFs while explaining some points which made the explanation a lot clearer. I agree with you that the Johari Window Model helps us to understand ourselves better. Similarly to you, while i did the analysis with two of my friends i was surprised with some of the results and how others perceived me as there are some adjectives that i never thought i was applicable to.
Thank you for your honest sharing! I look forward to your next blog post! 🙂
Cheers,
Jazryll
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Hey Evan!
Thank you for the detailed background information you have done on Johari Window which allows me to have a better understanding. I like how you used the GIFs to represent some of the quadrants. I agreed on the part where the model is based on 2 ideas. “The information that is acquired by revealing them to others and learning about yourself through their feedback.”
I also agreed on the part that you said that the interpretation is based on the impression you give to different people. Sometimes people are most open up to a friend who you are very close with as compared to a friend who you are not very close with. I was quite surprised by my analysis result too.
Agreed that having feedback is a positive thing as we can find out the hidden side of ourselves and further improve ourselves from the feedback we have. 🙂
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Hello. Detailed information on johari window and detailed analysis of your result. Good conclusion. Well I am surprised about my results too. Agree on the “different people would have different opinions on how it should be interpreted”. Everyone has a different view, just like the definition of success.
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Hi Hwa Seng,
Great explanation on the Johari Window and the analysis of your result. It was interesting to know that you were surprised by your result from finding out that you were mature and extroverted. I agree with you that different people will have different perspectives of you as everyone has a different view which is perfectly normal. Also agreed that we should use the Johari Window to improve ourselves as an individual.
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