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TheJohari Window

Knownto Notknown
Coach toCoach

Knownto Arena BlindSpot


(whatyouknowabout (whatothersknow
Others yourself&whatothers
knowaboutyou)
aboutyoubutwhat
youareunawareof)

Notknown Façade Unknown


(whatyouknowabout
(whatisunknownto
toOthers yourselfthatothersare
unawareof)
bothyouandothers)

ApplicationofJohari Window
• TheJohari WindowwasdevelopedbyJOseph Luft andHARry ASK
Ingham tohelpindividualslearnmoreaboutthemselvesand
help groups build trust between their members.   It works
bestwhenpeopleunderstandthevalueofselfdisclosureand Feedback
whentheyareencouragedtogiveandacceptfeedback.

• Thereare4areasintheJohari Window:theArena (orOpen


orFreeArea),theBlindSpot (orBlindArea),theFaçade (or Arena BlindSpot
HiddenorAvoidedArea)andtheUnknownArea T
E Others’
• TheaimofusingtheJohari Windowistominimiseboththe L Observations
Shared Discovery
BlindSpot andtheUnknownArea. L
Self
• ToenlargetheArenaandreducetheFaçadeyouneedtogo Disclosure Façade Unknown
throughaprocessofSelfDisclosure.Thisis agiveandtake
processbetweenyouandthepersonyouaredisclosingto– Self Discovery
astheboundarymovesdownwardandothersrespond,trust
tendstobuild.

• ToenlargetheArenaandreducetheBlindSpot,yourequire Formoreinformation:
feedback.  This can be achieved either anonymously (e.g. http://www.businessballs.com/johariwindowmodel.htm
througha360º analysis),throughamoderatedprocessorby http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/sgitc/read5.htm
askingotherstobeverytruthfulinwhattheytellyou. http://www.austincc.edu/colangelo/1311/johari.htm

• Working to enlarge the Arena usually allows for better


individualandgroupeffectiveness.TheArenaiswheregood
communicationandcollaborationoccur.

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