Johari Window

Ing ha m a nd Lu ft 's Joh ari Win dow model diag rams an d e xa mples - for se lf -a war en es s, pe rso nal dev elop men t, gr oup dev elop men t an d u nder st an din g r el atio ns hi ps The Joh ari Win dow model is a s impl e a nd us ef ul tool for ill us tr at in g a nd impr ov in g se lf -a war en es s, an d mu tu al und er st and ing be twee n i ndi vidu als wit hi n a gr oup . The Joh ari Win dow tool ca n als o be us ed to as se ss a nd imp ro ve a gr ou p's r el atio ns hip wit h o th er gr oup s. T he Jo ha ri W indow model w as d ev eloped by Am eri can ps ychologi st s Jo sep h L uf t a nd Ha rr y I ngh am in the 195 0s, w hile re sea rc hi ng gro up dy na mic s. T oda y th e Joh ari W in dow model is es peci ally r elev ant du e t o mod er n e mph as is on, an d infl ue nc e of , ' sof t' s kills, beh avio ur, e mpa th y, c ooper at ion, in te r-g ro up d ev elopme nt a nd in te rpe rso nal dev elop men t. Ov er th e yea rs, al ter na tiv e Joh ari Win dow te rm inolog y h as b een dev eloped a nd ad apte d by ot he r people - p ar tic ula rl y le adin g to diff ere nt de sc ript ion s of t he f ou r r eg ion s, h enc e t he u se of dif fer en t te rm s i n t his ex pla na tio n. Do n' t l et i t al l co nf use you - t he Jo ha ri Wi ndow mod el i s r ea lly v er y s imple in deed. fr ee jo ha ri wi ndow m odel di agr am (pdf - l and sc ape ) fr ee jo ha ri wi ndow m odel di agr am (pdf - po rt rai t) (Th e Joh ari W in dow diag ram is al so a vailable in M SW ord forma t f rom the fr ee re so urc es se ct ion .) Int ere st in gly , Lu ft an d I ngh am c alled thei r Jo ha ri Wi ndow mo del ' Joh ari ' af ter combi ni ng t hei r fir st na me s, Joe an d H ar ry. I n ea rl y pu blic atio ns t he wor d a ct uall y a ppea rs as ' JoHa ri'. Th e Jo ha ri W indow soo n b eca me a widel y u se d mod el f or u nde rs ta ndi ng a nd traini ng se lf -aw ar en es s, per son al dev elop men t, impr ov in g co mmu ni ca tion s, i nt er per so nal re la tion sh ip s, g ro up d yn ami cs, te am dev elop men t an d i nt er -g ro up re la tion sh ip s. The Joh ari Win dow model is al so r ef err ed t o as a 'd is clos ur e/ feedb ack model of se lf aw are ne ss ', an d by so me peop le a n 'i nf orma tion pr oc es sin g t ool'. T he Jo ha ri W indow ac tu ally re pr es en ts i nf orm atio n feelin gs, ex pe rien ce, vi ews, at tit ude s, s kills, in te nt ion s, mo tiv atio n, e tc - wi th in or a bou t a pe rs on - i n re la tion to thei r g ro up , fr om f ou r p er spe ctiv es, whi ch a re de sc ribed b elow . The Joh ari Win dow model ca n als o be us ed to r epr es en t t he s am e i nf orma tio n f or a g ro up i n r elat ion to o th er gr ou ps. Joh ari Win dow te rm inolog y r ef ers to ' self ' a nd 'ot he rs ': ' self ' me an s one self , i e, t he pe rs on sub je ct to t he Joh ari Win dow an al ys is. 'O the rs ' m ea ns ot he r p eople i n t he p er son 's gr ou p or te am. N.B . Wh en t he Jo ha ri Wi ndow mod el i s u sed t o a ss es s an d d ev elop g ro up s i n r el atio n t o o th er gr oup s, the 's elf ' wo uld b e t he gr ou p, a nd 'o th er s' would be o th er gr oup s. H owev er, f or e as e of e xpl an atio n an d u nde rs ta ndi ng of t he Jo ha ri Wi ndow a nd ex amp les in t hi s a rt icl e, t hi nk of t he mode l appl yi ng t o an i ndi vidu al wi th in a g ro up , rathe r t han a gr oup re la tin g t o ot he r g ro up s. The four Joh ari Win dow pe rsp ec tiv es a re ca lled ' regio ns ' o r 'a rea s' or ' qu adr an ts' . Ea ch of t hes e re gio ns co nt ain s an d r ep re se nt s the inf or mat ion - f eeli ng s, mo tiv atio n, e tc - k now n a bou t t he p er son , in te rm s of w he th er the inf orma tion is known or unk now n b y t he p er son , a nd w he th er the inf orma tion is known or unk now n b y o th er s i n th e gro up . The Joh ari Win dow's f ou r r egio ns , ( ar ea s, qu adr an ts, o r p er spec tiv es) a re as f ollows, showin g t he qu adr an t num ber s a nd commo nl y u se d n am es: jo ha ri wi ndow f our re gion s

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wh at is kn own by t he pe rso n a bou t h im /h er se lf an d i s a lso kn own by ot he rs - ope n ar ea, ope n se lf, fr ee ar ea , f re e se lf, or 't he a re na '

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wh at is unk now n b y t he p er son abo ut hi m/ he rs elf b ut wh ic h o th er s k now - bli nd ar ea, blin d se lf, or ' bli nds pot '

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wh at th e per son k now s a bou t h im /h er self t hat o th er s do n ot k now - hi dden a re a, h idd en se lf, avoided a rea, avoided s elf or ' fac ade'

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wh at is unk now n b y t he p er son abo ut hi m/ he rs elf a nd is al so u nkn own by ot he rs - unkn own ar ea or unk now n s elf

jo ha ri wi ndow f our re gion s - mod el dia gr am Lik e s ome o th er be ha vio ur al model s ( eg, Tuck ma n, He rs ey /Blan ch ard ), t he Jo ha ri Wi ndow i s b as ed o n a f our -s qu are grid - t he Jo ha ri Wi ndow i s lik e a wi ndow wit h four 'pa ne s' . He re 's h ow t he Joh ar i Win dow is n orm ally s hown , wit h i ts f ou r r egio ns . Thi s i s t he s ta nd ar d re pr es en ta tio n of t he Joh ari Win dow model, showi ng e ac h q ua dr an t the sa me s ize . The Joh ari Win dow 'p an es ' ca n be c han ged i n si ze t o r efle ct the re lev an t p ropo rtio ns of ea ch type of ' knowledg e' of/ abou t a pa rti cu la r pe rso n i n a giv en gr oup or t ea m s it ua tio n. In ne w gr ou ps or t ea ms the open f re e sp ac e f or an y t ea m me mber is sm all ( se e t he Jo ha ri Win dow ne w t ea m memb er e xa mple below ) bec au se sha re d aw are ne ss i s r el at iv ely sm all. As t he te am memb er beco mes bet te r es ta blis hed an d k now n, so th e si ze of t he t eam memb er 's open f re e a re a qu adr an t in cr ea se s. Se e the Joh ari Win dow es ta blis hed te am m embe r ex ampl e below .

jo ha ri wi ndow m odel - ex pla na tio n of t he f ou r r eg ion s Ref er to th e fre e d etai led Jo ha ri Wi ndow mo del di agr am in the fr ee re so urc es se ct ion - p rin t a c opy an d i t will h elp you to unde rs ta nd wh at follow s.

jo ha ri q ua dr an t 1 - 'o pen se lf/ ar ea ' or 'f re e a re a' or ' pu blic ar ea ', o r ' ar en a' Joh ari re gion 1 is al so k nown as t he 'a re a of f ree a ct ivi ty'. T hi s i s t he i nf orm atio n a bou t t he p er son be ha vio ur, at tit ude, feelin gs, emo tion , k nowledg e, e xpe rie nc e, s kill s, v iew s, e tc - know n by th e per son (' the se lf ') an d know n by th e gro up (' ot he rs ') . The aim in an y g ro up s hou ld alw ays b e t o dev elop t he 'op en ar ea ' f or ev ery p er son , be ca us e w he n we wor k in t hi s a rea wit h o th er s we ar e a t ou r mo st ef fecti ve a nd pr odu cti ve, a nd the gr oup is at i ts mos t pr odu ct iv e t oo . The open f re e a re a, o r 't he a ren a', ca n be s ee n a s the sp ace wh er e good comm un ic atio ns a nd coope ration oc cu r, f ree f ro m di st ract ion s, m is tr us t, co nf usion , co nflic t a nd mis unde rs ta ndi ng.

Es ta blis he d te am memb er s logi cally te nd to ha ve la rg er op en ar ea s th an n ew te am m embe rs. New te am m embe rs sta rt wit h r el at iv ely sm all ope n ar ea s b eca us e r ela tiv el y lit tle k nowl edge a bou t t he n ew te am m embe r i s s har ed. Th e si ze of t he ope n a rea ca n b e e xpa nd ed ho ri zo nt ally in to t he bli nd sp ace, by se ek ing an d a ct iv el y lis te ni ng t o f eed bac k f rom ot he r g rou p m embe rs. Th is p roc es s i s k nown as 'f eedb ac k so lici tat ion '. Al so , ot he r gr ou p me mber s c an h elp a t ea m m embe r ex pa nd t hei r ope n a rea b y off eri ng feedba ck, se ns iti vely of co ur se. The si ze of t he ope n a rea ca n a lso be e xp an ded v er tic ally downw ar ds in to t he h idd en or a void ed s pa ce b y t he p er son 's dis clo su re of i nf orma tio n, f eeli ng s, e tc abo ut hi m/ he rs elf t o t he gr ou p an d g ro up m embe rs . Al so , gro up memb er s c an he lp a pe rso n ex pan d thei r ope n ar ea in to t he h idd en ar ea by as ki ng th e per son abo ut h im /h er self . M anag er s a nd te am lead er s c an pla y a n i mpor ta nt ro le i n f acilit ati ng feedba ck a nd di sclo su re a mong gr oup memb er s, a nd in di re ctl y gi vin g f eedb ac k to in divid ua ls abou t th ei r ow n bli nd a rea s. L ead er s a lso h ave a b ig re spon sibilit y t o p romo te a c ult ure an d e xp ec tat ion for ope n, h on es t, posi tiv e, he lpf ul, co ns tr uc tiv e, se nsit iv e c ommu ni ca tion s, an d t he s hari ng of kn owledg e t hro ugh ou t t heir or gan iz at ion. Top pe rf ormin g gr oup s, depa rt men ts , c ompa nie s a nd or gan iz at ion s a lw ays te nd to h ave a c ult ur e of op en posi tiv e comm un ic atio n, s o e nc ou ragin g t he posi tiv e dev elopmen t of the 'ope n a rea ' or 'ope n s elf ' for ev ery one is a s imp le y et f un dame nt al a sp ec t of ef fec tiv e l eade rs hip . jo ha ri q ua dr an t 2 - ' blin d se lf ' or 'bli nd ar ea ' o r 'bli nd spo t' Joh ari re gion 2 is w ha t is know n abou t a p er son by ot he rs in t he gr ou p, b ut is unkn own b y t he pe rso n hi m/ he rs elf . By se ek ing or soli citi ng f ee dbac k f rom ot he rs , t he aim sho uld b e to re du ce thi s a re a a nd the re by to i nc rea se t he op en ar ea (see the Joh ari Win dow diag ram below ), i e, t o in cre as e se lf aw are ne ss . T his blin d a re a i s n ot an ef fec tiv e or p rod uc tiv e sp ac e f or i ndi vidu al s or gr ou ps. Th is bli nd ar ea co uld a lso be r ef err ed to a s ign or an ce a bou t o ne self , o r i ss ue s in whi ch on e i s d elu ded. A bli nd ar ea co uld a lso in cl ude is su es t ha t ot he rs ar e d elibe ratel y wit hh oldi ng f ro m a per son . W e all k now how diffic ul t i t is to wor k well w he n k ept in t he da rk. No-on e wor ks well w he n s ubj ec t t o ' mu sh room ma nag eme nt '. P eople w ho a re 't hick -sk in ne d' t end t o h ave a l ar ge ' blin d a re a'. Gro up memb er s a nd ma nage rs ca n ta ke s ome re spon sibilit y f or he lpin g a n i ndi vid ual to r edu ce t hei r blin d a re a - in t ur n in cre asi ng th e op en are a - by givi ng se ns iti ve f eedb ac k a nd e nc ou ragin g dis clo su re . Ma nage rs s ho uld p ro mote a c lima te of no n-j udgem en tal feedba ck, an d g ro up r espo ns e t o in divid ua l di sclo su re , w hic h r edu ce s f ea r a nd th eref ore e nc ou rages bot h pro ce ss es to ha ppe n. T he ex te nt t o w hic h a n in divid ua l se ek s feedba ck, a nd t he is sue s o n w hic h feedba ck i s s ou gh t, mu st a lw ays be a t th e ind ivid ual 's own dis cr et ion . So me peop le a re mo re re sili en t t han o th er s - ca re ne ed s t o be ta ken t o a void c au sing emo tion al u ps et . T he pr oce ss of s olici tin g s er iou s a nd deep feedba ck re la tes to the pr oce ss of ' self -ac tu ali za tion ' d es crib ed i n Mas low' s H ier ar ch y of Need s dev elopme nt an d motiv atio n m odel. jo ha ri q ua dr an t 3 - ' hid den se lf ' or 'h idde n ar ea ' o r 'a void ed s elf/ ar ea ' o r 'f acad e' Joh ari re gion 3 is w ha t is know n to o ur se lv es bu t kep t h idde n f ro m, a nd th eref ore unkn own , t o ot he rs . Thi s h idde n o r a void ed se lf r ep re se nt s inf orma tion, feelin gs , et c, an yt hi ng t hat a per so n k now s a bou t hi m/ self , b ut w hic h i s no t r ev ealed or i s kep t hi dde n f ro m ot he rs . T he hi dde n a re a c ou ld al so i nc lud e se nsit ivi ties , f ea rs, hi dde n a gen das , m anip ul ativ e in te nt ion s, se cre ts - a nythi ng t hat a per son k now s bu t do es no t r ev eal, for wh at ev er r ea so n. I t' s na tur al for v ery pe rso nal an d p riv ate i nf orm atio n a nd feelin gs to re mai n h idd en, in deed, ce rt ain inf orma tion , f eeli ng s a nd ex peri en ce s h ave n o b ea rin g on wor k, a nd s o c an a nd sho uld r em ai n h idde n. Howev er, t ypic ally , a lo t of h idde n inf or mat ion is no t v er y pe rso nal, it is work - or p erf orm an ce-r ela ted, a nd so is bet te r po sitio ned in the open a re a. Relev an t h idd en inf orma tion an d f eeli ng s, e tc , s ho uld be m ov ed in to t he ope n a rea th rou gh the pr oce ss of ' dis clos ure '. T he ai m s ho uld be t o di sclo se an d e xpo se r el ev ant inf orma tion an d f eeli ng s he nc e t he Jo ha ri W indow te rmi nology 's elf -dis clo su re ' a nd 'e xpo su re p ro ces s' , t he re by in cr ea si ng t he open a re a. B y t ellin g o th er s h ow we feel a nd ot he r inf orma tion abo ut ou rs elv es w e r ed uc e t he hi dde n ar ea , a nd i nc rea se t he op en ar ea , wh ic h e na bles bet te r u nder st an din g, c ooper at ion, tr ust , t ea mwor king ef fectiv en es s a nd pr odu ct ivit y. R edu ci ng h idde n ar ea s a lso re du ce s t he po te nt ial f or co nf usion , mi su nd er st an din g, poor comm un ic atio n, e tc , w hic h a ll di st ract f rom a nd u nd erm in e te am eff ectiv en es s. Org an iz atio nal cu lt ure an d wo rki ng a tmo sp he re ha ve a ma jor infl ue nc e o n g ro up m embe rs ' pr epa re dn es s t o di sclo se th ei r h idde n s el ves . Mo st peopl e f ea r j udgeme nt o r v ul ne rabili ty an d the ref ore h old bac k h idd en inf or mat ion an d f eeli ng s, e tc , t ha t if mov ed in to th e op en are a, ie kn own by the gr oup as well, would en ha nce mu tu al unde rs ta ndi ng, an d t he reb y imp ro ve g ro up a ware ne ss , en abli ng b et ter ind ivid ual pe rf orma nce an d g ro up ef fec tiv ene ss .

The ex te nt t o wh ic h a n in divid ual dis clo ses pe rso na l f eeli ngs an d i nf orm atio n, a nd t he is sue s w hic h ar e dis clo sed, a nd to whom , mu st a lw ays be a t the in divid ual 's own dis cr et ion . So me p eople a re mo re kee n an d a ble t han o th er s t o di sclo se. P eople s hou ld di sclo se at a p ac e an d d ept h t hat t he y fi nd per son ally comf or tabl e. As wi th feedba ck, som e peopl e a re mor e r esili en t t han o th er s - ca re ne ed s t o be ta ken t o avoid c au si ng emot ion al up se t. Al so a s wi th sol icit ing feedba ck, th e pro ce ss of se rio us di sclo su re re la te s t o t he pr oce ss of ' se lf -ac tuali za tio n' des cr ibed i n Ma slow 's Hie rarc hy of Ne eds dev elopm en t a nd motiv atio n m odel. jo ha ri q ua dr an t 4 - ' unk now n s elf ' o r ' ar ea of unk now n a ct ivi ty' or 'u nkn own ar ea ' Joh ari re gion 4 co nt ai ns inf orma tion , f eeli ngs , la te nt abili tie s, a pti tu des , ex pe rie nce s e tc , t ha t ar e unk now n to t he p er son hi m/ he rs elf a nd unk now n to o th er s i n th e g ro up . T hes e u nkn own is su es t ak e a variet y of f orm s: t hey ca n be f eeli ng s, b eha viou rs , a tti tu des , ca pabili tie s, a pti tud es, wh ich c an be qui te clo se t o t he s ur face, a nd whi ch ca n be po si tiv e a nd u sef ul, o r t he y ca n b e de eper as pe ct s of a pe rso n' s p er son alit y, in flu en cin g h is /he r b eha viou r t o v ario us deg re es. La rg e u nkn own ar ea s would typicall y b e ex pe cte d in y oun ger people, an d p eople w ho l ac k ex pe rie nce or self -b elief . Ex amp les of u nk nown fac tor s a re as f ollows, an d t he fir st e xa mple i s p ar tic ul arl y r elev an t a nd commo n, e sp eci ally i n t ypi cal or gan iz atio ns a nd te ams :

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an a bilit y th at i s u nde r-es ti mat ed o r u n- tr ied th rou gh lac k of oppo rt un it y, e nco urag eme nt , co nfide nce or tr ai ni ng

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a n atu ral a bilit y or ap tit ude th at a pe rso n do es n' t r ea lis e t he y pos se ss

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a f ear o r a vers ion th at a pe rso n do es no t k now th ey h ave

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an u nkn own illn es s

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re pr es se d o r s ub con sc iou s f eeli ng s

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co nditio ned be ha vio ur or at tit ude s f ro m c hild hood

The pr oce ss es by wh ic h t hi s inf or mat ion an d k nowle dge c an be unc ov ere d a re variou s, a nd ca n be pr ompt ed t hro ug h s elf -di sc ov er y o r obs erv atio n b y o th er s, or i n c er ta in si tu at ion s t hro ug h c ollec tiv e or mu tu al dis cov er y, of t he s or t of di sc ov ery ex peri en ced on ou tw ar d bo un d co ur se s o r o th er deep or in te ns iv e gro up work . Co un selli ng ca n a lso unc ov er u nkn own is sue s, b ut t hi s would th en b e k now n t o the per so n a nd by on e ot he r, r at her tha n b y a g ro up . Wh et he r u nknown 'd is cov ere d' k nowledge mov es i nt o t he h idde n, b lind or open a re a dep en ds on who dis cov er s i t a nd wh at t hey do wi th the kn owledge , no ta bly w he th er it is the n g iv en as f eed bac k, o r dis clo sed. A s wit h t he p roc es se s of s olici ti ng f eedb ac k a nd dis clos ure, str ivi ng t o di sc ov er i nf orma tio n an d f eeli ng s i n t he u nknown is r el ate s t o t he p ro ces s of 's elf -a ct ua liz at ion ' de sc ribed in Ma slow 's Hie rarc hy of Ne eds dev elopm en t a nd mot iv at ion model. Aga in as wit h d is clos ure an d s olici tin g f eedb ack , t he pr oce ss of s elf di sc ov ery is a s en sitiv e on e. T he ex te nt a nd dep th to whi ch an i ndi vidu al i s able to s ee k o ut di sc ov er t he ir u nknow n f eeli ng s m us t alw ays be at t he in div idu al' s ow n di sc re tio n. S ome people ar e mo re k een an d a ble t han o th er s t o do thi s. Un cov eri ng ' hi dden ta le nt s' - th at i s u nkn own ap tit ude s a nd s kill s, n ot to be c onf us ed wit h d ev elopi ng the Joh ari 'h idde n a rea ' - i s an ot he r as pe ct of dev elop ing the unk now n a rea, an d i s n ot so se ns it iv e a s unk now n f eel ing s. P rov idin g peopl e wit h t he oppo rt un it y t o tr y ne w t hi ng s, wi th no gr ea t p re ss ure t o suc ce ed, i s of ten a usef ul w ay t o di sc ov er u nkn own abili ties , a nd th ere by r edu ce t he u nknown a re a. Ma na ge rs an d le ade rs ca n h el p by c re at ing an e nvi ro nme nt t ha t en co ur age s s elf -di sc ov er y, a nd to pr omot e t he pr oce ss es of s elf di sc ov ery, con st ruc tiv e obs erv atio n a nd feedba ck amo ng t ea m mem ber s. It i s a widel y a cc ept ed i nd us tr ial f act t ha t t he m aj orit y of s taf f i n an y o rga ni za tio n a re at a ny ti me wor king well wi thi n th ei r po ten ti al. C re at ing a c ul tu re, c lima te an d e xpe ct atio n f or se lf -dis cov ery he lps people to fulfil mo re of thei r po te nt ial a nd the re by to a ch iev e mo re, an d t o co nt rib ut e mo re to or gan iz at ion al pe rf orma nc e. A n ot e of c au tio n a bou t Jo ha ri r egion 4: The unk now n a rea cou ld a lso i nc lu de r ep re ss ed or sub con scio us f eeli ng s r oot ed i n f orm ati ve ev en ts a nd tr aum ati c pa st ex pe rie nc es, whi ch ca n st ay unk now n f or a lif etime. In a wo rk o r o rga ni za tio nal c on te xt t he Joh ar i Wi ndow s ho uld no t b e u se d t o

add re ss i ss ue s of a c lin ical na ture. Usef ul r ef ere nc es are Ar th ur J an ov 's se min al boo k T he P rima l Sc ream (rea d a bou t t he book he re), an d Trans ac tio nal An al ysi s.

jo ha ri wi ndow e xa mple - i nc re as in g ope n a rea t hroug h feedba ck s olici ta tion

Thi s Jo ha ri Wi ndow model diag ram is an ex ampl e of i nc re as ing the open a re a , by re du ct ion of the blin d a re a, w hic h would no rmall y b e ac hi ev ed t hro ug h t he pr oce ss of a sk ing for a nd the n r ecei vin g f eedb ac k. Feedba ck d ev elop s t he open a re a b y r ed uc in g the blin d a re a. The open a re a c an al so be d ev eloped throu gh t he pr oce ss of di sclo su re, whi ch r ed uc es th e hid den ar ea . The unk now n a rea c an b e re du ced in diff ere nt ways: by ot he rs ' obs erv atio n ( wh ich in cr ea se s t he bli nd ar ea ); by se lf -dis cov ery (w hi ch in cr ea se s t he h idd en ar ea ), or b y m ut ual en ligh te nm en t - t ypic ally vi a gr ou p e xpe rie nc es an d di sc us sion - w hic h in cr ea se s t he op en ar ea as t he u nk nown ar ea re du ce s.

A t ea m w hic h u nde rs ta nd s i tself - t hat is , ea ch pe rso n ha vin g a st ron g mu tua l u nd er st an din g wit h t he te am - is f ar mo re eff ectiv e t ha n a t ea m wh ic h doe s n ot u nder st an d e ac h o th er - tha t i s, who se memb er s h ave l ar ge h idd en , bli nd, a nd /o r u nk nown ar ea s. Team membe rs - an d le ade rs - s ho uld alw ays be str ivi ng t o i nc re as e t heir open f re e a re as , a nd t o re du ce thei r bli nd, hi dden a nd u nknow n a re as . A p er son r ep re se nt ed b y t he Jo ha ri Wi ndow e xa mple below will n ot pe rf orm t o t he ir bes t pote nt ial, an d t he t eam will f ail to m ak e full u se of t he t ea m's pot en ti al a nd t he p er son 's pot en ti al too . Ef for t sho uld g en er ally be m ade b y t he p er son to in cr ea se hi s/ her ope n f re e a re a, b y d is closi ng inf or mat ion abo ut hi s/ her feelin gs , ex pe rie nce , vi ews, motiv atio n, et c, w hic h will re du ce th e si ze of t he h idde n ar ea , a nd i nc rea se t he op en fr ee ar ea . Se eki ng feedba ck a bou t t he bli nd ar ea will r ed uc e t he bli nd a re a, a nd will i nc re as e t he ope n f ree a rea. Dis cov er y t hro ug h s en si tiv e comm un ic atio ns , a ct iv e li st en ing an d e xp erie nc e, will r edu ce t he u nknow n ar ea , t ransf er ri ng i n p ar t t o t he bli nd, h idd en ar ea s, depe ndi ng o n w ho k now s w ha t, o r be tte r s till if kn own by t he pe rso n a nd ot he rs , to the open f re e a re a.

jo ha ri wi ndow m odel - ex amp le f or n ew te am m embe r o r mem ber wit hin a ne w te am

This Joh ari Win dow mod el di agr am i s a n exa mple of a m embe r of a ne w t eam or a p er son who i s n ew t o a n ex is ti ng tea m. The ope n f ree r egion is small bec au se ot he rs know lit tl e abo ut t he ne w per son. Simil arl y t he bli nd a rea i s small bec au se ot he rs know lit tl e abo ut t he ne w per son. The h idde n o r a void ed iss ue s an d f eeli ng s a re a rel ati vely la rge ar ea . In t his pa rti cul ar ex ampl e the u nkn own are a is t he lar ges t, whi ch mig ht be beca us e t he p er son is youn g, o r la cki ng in se lf knowl edge o r bel ief .

jo ha ri wi ndow e xa mple - e st abli sh ed t ea m me mber ex ampl e

Thi s Jo ha ri Wi ndow model diag ram is an ex ampl e of a n es ta blis hed memb er of a te am. The open f re e r egio n i s la rge bec au se ot he rs kn ow a lot abo ut the pe rso n t hat the pe rso n al so k now s. Thr ou gh the pr oce ss es of dis clo su re an d r ecei vin g feedba ck th e op en are a ha s ex pa nded an d a t t he sa me t im e r ed uc ed t he si zes of t he hi dde n, bli nd an d u nkn own a re as.

It 's h elpf ul t o com par e t he Jo ha ri Wi ndow m odel t o o th er f our -q ua dr an t beh avio ur al mo dels , no ta bly Bru ce Tuc km an 's F ormi ng, S tormi ng Normi ng P erf ormi ng te am d ev elopme nt mode l; al so t o a le ss er bu t no ne th ele ss in te res ti ng e xt en t, T he He rs ey -Bla nc ha rd Si tu at ion al L ead er sh ip te am dev elop men t a nd ma nag eme nt st yl es model ( See bo th here ). T he c ommon pr in ciple is th at a s th e t ea m m at ur es a nd comm un ic atio ns imp ro ve, s o p erf orm an ce i mpr ov es t oo , a s le ss en er gy is sp en t on in te rn al i ss ue s an d cl arif yi ng unde rs ta ndi ng, an d mo re eff or t i s d ev ot ed to ex te rn al aim s a nd pr odu ct iv e o ut pu t. The Joh ari Win dow model al so r el ate s t o emotio nal in tellig en ce t heor y ( EQ ), a nd on e's aw ar en es s a nd dev elop men t of emo tion al i nt elligen ce. As al re ad y s ta ted, the Joh ari Win dow r ela te s a lso to T ransa ctio na l An al ys is (not abl y u nd er st an din g deep er a sp ec ts of t he 'u nkn own ' a rea, re gion 4 ). The Joh ari Win dow pr oce ss es of s er iou s f eedb ac k s olici tat ion, dis clo su re , a nd s tri vin g t o u nc ov er o ne 's unk now n a rea re la te t o M as low' s ' self -ac tu ali za tio n' idea s c on tai ned in t he Hie rarc hy of Ne eds . Relev an t r eadi ng, ( if y ou c an fin d a cop y) : ' Of H um an I nte ract ion ' b y Jo sep h L uf t, p ubli sh ed i n 1 969. The re are se ver al e xerci se s a nd ac tivi tie s f or Joh ari Win dow aw are ne ss d ev elopme nt a mong te am s feat ured on the te am b uildi ng game s s ec tio n, for ex am ple t he rin g to ne s a ct ivi ty.

ex plori ng mor e id eas f or u sin g in gh am a nd lu ft 's jo ha ri wi ndow mod el i n t rai nin g, l ear ni ng a nd dev elop men t The ex ampl es of ex er ci se s u si ng the Joh ari Win dow theo ry on th is web sit e w hic h m igh t b egin to open pos sibili tie s f or y ou. Th e Jo ha ri W indow obvio us ly m odel p ro vid es usef ul ba ckg ro un d r at ion ale an d jus tifi ca tion for mo st thi ng s t ha t you mig ht thi nk to do wit h p eople r elat ing to dev elopi ng mu tu al an d se lf -aw ar en es s, all of w hic h lin ks s tron gly to te am ef fec tiv ene ss an d h ar mon y.

The re are ma ny w ays t o u se t he Jo ha ri mode l in le ar ni ng a nd dev elop men t - m uc h as u si ng an y o th er theo ry su ch a s Ma slow 's , Tuc km an 's , TA, NLP , e tc. It v er y mu ch d epen ds on wh at you wan t t o a ch iev e, rathe r t han ap pro ac hin g t he s ub je ct f rom 'wh at a re all t he po ss ible u ses ?' wh ic h wo uld b e a ma jor in ves tiga tion . Thi s be ing the ca se, it migh t he lp y ou t o as k you rs elf fi rs t w ha t y ou w ant to ac hiev e i n y our traini ng an d d ev elopme nt a cti vit ies ? A nd wh at ar e y our i nt en ded o ut pu ts an d h ow will y ou mea su re t hat the y ha ve be en ac hi ev ed? An d t hen t hi nk abo ut how the Joh ari Win dow t heo ry an d p rin cipl es ca n b e u se d to as si st t hi s. Res ea rc hi ng ac ademi c pa per s ( mo st typicall y p ubli sh ed o n u niv ersi ty a nd le ar nin g i ns ti tu tio ns webs ite s) wri tte n a bou t t heor ies suc h as Jo ha ri is a fer tile m et hod of e xp lori ng po ss ibiliti es for co nce pt s a nd model s lik e Joh ar i. T hi s a ppr oac h te nd s t o imp ro ve y our in -dep th u nder st an din g, i ns te ad of si mply usi ng s pe cific i nt er pr et atio ns or appli ca tion s ' off -t he -s helf ', wh ich i n t hems elv es m igh t pr ov ide good idea s f or a o ne -o ff s es sio n, bu t do n' t h el p y ou mu ch wi th u nd er st an din g how to use th e thi nki ng at a deepe r l ev el. Al so e xplo re th e origi nal wor k of I ng ha m a nd Luft , an d r eview s of s am e, r el ati ng to t he d ev elopm en t an d a pplic atio ns of t he model. Joh ari is a v er y el ega nt an d po te nt model, an d a s wi th ot he r powe rf ul idea s, si mply he lpin g peopl e t o und er st and is th e mos t ef fec tiv e w ay to optim ise the val ue t o p eople. E xplai nin g t he me an ing of t he Joh ari Win dow t heo ry to people, so th ey ca n re all y p rope rly und er st and it in thei r ow n t er ms, the n empowe rs people to use th e th in ki ng i n th ei r ow n w ay, a nd to in cor por ate the und erl yin g pr in ciple s in to t hei r f utu re t hi nk in g a nd b eha vio ur.