Adopted model · Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham
The Johari window
The model is a self-awareness method that highlights the differences between how the individual and the outside world perceive things, and makes it possible to categorise information about the individual in a process of self-discovery.
The concept in brief
The model applies two criteria: whose knowledge it is (the individual’s or the outside world’s), and the degree of knowledge (known/unknown). This gives four categories:
- Arena: information known both to the individual and to the outside world;
- Hidden: information known to the individual but unknown to the outside world;
- Blind spot: information unknown to the individual but known to the outside world;
- Unknown: information unknown both to the individual and to the outside world.
The aim of using the model is to develop the individual’s self-awareness and, indirectly, to enlarge the Arena.
The model can be used individually, for example in a coaching process, and also with groups in team coaching or training.
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Known to SELF
Known to OTHERS
known
unknown
known
unknown
Arena
Blind area
Hidden area
Unknown area