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The Johari Window: Unveiling the Hidden Self for Personal Growth
This course guides you through the Johari Window as a practical framework for self-awareness, feedback, and personal growth. You will learn how to work with your open, blind, hidden, and unknown areas to build stronger relationships, enhance communication, and design a concrete personal development plan.
Course Content
8 modules · 2h total
Seeing Yourself Clearly: Introduction to the Johari Window
Introduce the origins, purpose, and basic structure of the Johari Window as a tool for self-awareness and interpersonal growth.
The Open Area: Building an Authentic Shared Self
Explore the ‘open’ quadrant and how expanding it supports trust, collaboration, and healthier relationships.
Blind Spots: Discovering What Others See That You Don’t
Focus on the ‘blind’ quadrant, exploring how feedback reveals unseen patterns and supports growth.
The Hidden Self: When You Choose Not to Show Up Fully
Examine the ‘hidden’ quadrant and how conscious self-disclosure can deepen connection while respecting healthy boundaries.
The Unknown Area: Tapping Into Latent Potential
Explore the ‘unknown’ quadrant and how life experiences, reflection, and experimentation can surface hidden strengths and patterns.
Growing the Open Area: Feedback, Disclosure, and Psychological Safety
Integrate the quadrants by learning practical strategies to expand the open area through feedback-seeking, self-disclosure, and creating safe relational contexts.
Applying the Johari Window in Everyday Relationships
Translate the model into concrete practices for friendships, family relationships, and everyday communication.
From Insight to Action: Designing Your Johari-Based Growth Plan
Consolidate learning by designing a simple, actionable personal growth plan based on your current Johari Window and desired changes.
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The **Johari Window** is a simple model that helps you understand:
- What you know about yourself - What others know about you - What’s hidden or unknown
It was created in **1955** by two psychologists, **Joseph Luft** and **Harrington Ingham** ("Jo" + "Hari" = Johari). Even though it’s over 70 years old, it’s still widely used today in: