Johari Window Model
The Johari Window model
* A simple and useful tool for understanding and training selfawareness, personal development, improving communications, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, team development and intergroup relationships. * Developed by American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in the 1950's, calling it 'Johari' after combining their first names, Joe and Harry. * Especially relevant due to emphasis on, and influence of, 'soft' skills, behaviour, empathy, cooperation, inter-group development and interpersonal development.
The Model
* Also referred to as a 'disclosure/feedback model of self awareness', and an 'information processing tool' * Represents information - feelings, experience, views, attitudes, skills, intentions, motivation, etc - within or about a person - in relation to their team, from four perspectives * Can also be used to represent the same information for a team in relation to other teams
Terminology
* Refers to 'self' and 'others‘ * ‘Self' - oneself, i.e., the person subject to the Johari Window analysis * 'Others' - other people in the team
The four Johari Window perspectives
* Called 'regions' or 'areas' or 'quadrants'. * Each contains and represents the information - feelings, motivation, etc – in terms of whether the information is known or unknown by the person, and whether the information is known or unknown by others in the team * The four regions, areas, quadrants, or perspectives are as follows, showing the quadrant numbers and commonly used names
Johari window four regions
* Open area, open self, free area, free self, or 'the arena‘: what is known by the person about him/herself and is also known by others – * Blind area, blind self, or 'blindspot‘: what is unknown by the person about him/herself but which others know * Hidden area, hidden self, avoided area, avoided self or 'façade’: what the person knows about him/herself that
* A simple and useful tool for understanding and training selfawareness, personal development, improving communications, interpersonal relationships, group dynamics, team development and intergroup relationships. * Developed by American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in the 1950's, calling it 'Johari' after combining their first names, Joe and Harry. * Especially relevant due to emphasis on, and influence of, 'soft' skills, behaviour, empathy, cooperation, inter-group development and interpersonal development.
The Model
* Also referred to as a 'disclosure/feedback model of self awareness', and an 'information processing tool' * Represents information - feelings, experience, views, attitudes, skills, intentions, motivation, etc - within or about a person - in relation to their team, from four perspectives * Can also be used to represent the same information for a team in relation to other teams
Terminology
* Refers to 'self' and 'others‘ * ‘Self' - oneself, i.e., the person subject to the Johari Window analysis * 'Others' - other people in the team
The four Johari Window perspectives
* Called 'regions' or 'areas' or 'quadrants'. * Each contains and represents the information - feelings, motivation, etc – in terms of whether the information is known or unknown by the person, and whether the information is known or unknown by others in the team * The four regions, areas, quadrants, or perspectives are as follows, showing the quadrant numbers and commonly used names
Johari window four regions
* Open area, open self, free area, free self, or 'the arena‘: what is known by the person about him/herself and is also known by others – * Blind area, blind self, or 'blindspot‘: what is unknown by the person about him/herself but which others know * Hidden area, hidden self, avoided area, avoided self or 'façade’: what the person knows about him/herself that