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This is a short presentation about johari window.

1. TheJohariWindow

2. WhatistheJohariwindow?
■TheJohariWindowisacommunication
modelthatcanbeusedtoimprove
understandingbetweenindividuals.
■DevelopedbyJosephLuftandHarry
Inghamin1955(theword“Johari”
comesfromJosephLuftandHarryIngham).

3. Twokeyideasbehindthetool:
■Individualscanbuildtrustbetween
themselvesbydisclosinginformation
aboutthemselves.
■Theycanlearnaboutthemselvesandcome
totermswithpersonalissueswiththehelp
offeedbackfromothers.

4. Howdoesitwork?
■UsingtheJoharimodel,eachpersonis
representedbytheirownfour-quadrant,or
four-pane,window.Eachofthesecontains
andrepresentspersonalinformation-
feelings,motivation-abouttheperson,and
showswhethertheinformationisknownor
notknownbythemselvesorotherpeople.

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Figure8.2
JohariWindow
Source:JosephLuft, Copyright©1984.
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7. Thefourquadrantsare:
■Quadrant1:OpenArea
Whatisknownbythepersonabouthim/herself
andisalsoknownbyothers.

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OpenArea
■Representsthe“public”or“awareness”
areaandcontainsinformationthatboth
youandothersknow
■Informationthatyoudon’tmindadmitting
■Getsbiggerovertimeasrelationships
mature

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OpenArea
■Aproductiverelationshipisrelatedtothe
amountofmutuallyheldinformation
■Buildingarelationshipinvolvesexpanding
thisarea

10. ■Quadrant2:BlindArea,or"BlindSpot"
Whatisunknownbythepersonabout
him/herselfbutwhichothersknow.
Thiscanbesimpleinformation,orcaninvolve
deepissues(forexample,feelingsof
inadequacy,incompetence,unworthiness,
rejection)whicharedifficultforindividualsto
facedirectly,andyetcanbeseenbyothers.

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BlindArea
■Informationaboutyourselfthatothers
knowbutyouarenotyetaware
■Othersmayseeyoudifferentlythanyou
seeyourself
■Effectiverelationsstrivetoreducethisarea
■Opencommunicationencouragespeople
togiveyoufeedback

12. ■Quadrant3:HiddenorAvoidedArea
Whatthepersonknowsabouthim/herselfthat
othersdonot.

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HiddenArea
■Informationthatyouknowthatothersdo
not
■Privatefeelings,needs,andpast
experiencesthatyouprefertokeepto
yourself
■Ifthisareaistoolarge,youcanbe
perceivedaslackingauthenticity

14. ■Quadrant4:UnknownArea
Whatisunknownbythepersonabout
him/herselfandisalsounknownbyothers.

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UnknownArea
■Informationthatisunknowntoyouandto
others
■Areasofunrecognizedtalent,motives,or
earlychildhoodmemoriesthatinfluence
yourbehavior
■Alwayspresent,neverdisappears
■Opencommunicationcanexposesomeof
thisarea

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JohariWindow
■Thefourpanesareinterrelated
■Changestoonepaneimpactthesizeofthe
others
■Asrelationshipsdevelop,theopenarea
shouldgrow

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Self-Disclosure/
FeedbackStyles
■Twocommunicationprocesseswithinour
controlthatimpactrelationships:
1.Self-disclosureofthoughts,ideas,andfeelings
2.Seekingfeedbackfromothers
■Characteristicsofusingbotheffectively:
candor
openness
mutualrespect

18. KeyPoints:
■Inmostcases,theaimingroupsshouldbe
todeveloptheOpenAreaforeveryperson.
■Workinginthisareawithothersusually
allowsforenhancedindividualandteam
effectivenessandproductivity.TheOpen
Areaisthe‘space’wheregood
communicationsandcooperationoccur,
freefromconfusion,conflictand
misunderstanding.

19. ■Self-disclosureistheprocessbywhich
peopleexpandtheOpenAreavertically.
Feedbackistheprocessbywhichpeople
expandthisareahorizontally.
■Byencouraginghealthyself-disclosureand
sensitivefeedback,youcanbuilda
strongerandmoreeffectiveteam.

20. Drawbacks
■Somethingsarebetternotcommunicatedlike
mentalhealth,traumaetc.
■Peoplemaypassontheinformationtheyreceived
furtherthanyoudesireoruseitinanegativeway.
■Somepeopleorcultureshaveaveryopenand
acceptingapproachtofeedbackandsomedonot.
Peoplecantakepersonalfeedbackoffensivelysoit
’simportantwhenfacilitatingtoexercisecaution
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