Coaching practices for Johari Unknown Quadrant
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I keep saying "that’s just not who I am" and steering clear of anything that doesn’t fit my picture of myself
- I know in the abstract that I have blind spots, but I couldn’t name a single one
- I keep so much of what I actually think and feel to myself that people around me are constantly guessing wrong
- Our team has patterns that everyone outside us seems to see clearly while none of us inside it can
- Whenever I ask people how I’m doing I just get vague, polite reassurance
Practices that may help
- The Johari Window
The Johari Window, developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, is a model of self-knowledge and interpersonal disclosure organized into four quadrants: Open (known to self and others), Blind (known to others, not to self), Hidden (known to self, not to others), and Unknown (known to neither). It is used in coaching and organizational development to guide feedback exchange and self-disclosure, expanding the Open area and reducing blind spots. - Expand the Unknown quadrant through challenge and experience
Try things outside your current self-concept — undiscovered capacity lives in the Unknown quadrant.
The Johari Window - Map your Johari Window with a trusted person
Identify what is open, hidden, and blind in a specific relationship or role.
The Johari Window - Expand the Open area through deliberate self-disclosure
Share what you know about yourself that others don’t — reducing the Hidden quadrant.
The Johari Window - Use the Johari Window in team settings
Apply the window at the team level to improve shared understanding and reduce inter-member blind spots.
The Johari Window - Actively seek feedback on your blind spots
Ask specifically for what others see that you might not — with enough specificity to get honest answers.
The Johari Window - Draw or sketch the inner system visually
Put parts and their relationships on paper — who is close to whom, who holds whom at arm’s length.
IFS Parts Mapping, Made Practical - Build the morphological box (Zwicky box)
Map all possible values for each dimension to create the complete solution landscape.
Morphological Analysis, Made Practical - Share your own inner world to build the map reciprocally
Let your partner map you -- disclose what is actually on your mind, not just the surface.
Love Maps: Knowing Your Partner's Inner World - Build an explicit map of what you don’t know
Write out the known-unknowns in any domain you’re operating in.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect, Understood Clearly
Related concerns
- How To Use Johari Window
The Johari Window, developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, is a model of self-knowledge and interpersonal disclosure organized into four quadrants: Open (known to self and others), Blind (known to others, not to self), Hidden (known to self, not to others), and Unknown (known to neither). It is used in coaching and organizational development to guide feedback exchange and self-disclosure, expanding the Open area and reducing blind spots.
- How To Use Johari Window At Work
The Johari Window, developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, is a model of self-knowledge and interpersonal disclosure organized into four quadrants: Open (known to self and others), Blind (known to others, not to self), Hidden (known to self, not to others), and Unknown (known to neither). It is used in coaching and organizational development to guide feedback exchange and self-disclosure, expanding the Open area and reducing blind spots.
- Johari Blind Area
The Johari Window, developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, is a model of self-knowledge and interpersonal disclosure organized into four quadrants: Open (known to self and others), Blind (known to others, not to self), Hidden (known to self, not to others), and Unknown (known to neither). It is used in coaching and organizational development to guide feedback exchange and self-disclosure, expanding the Open area and reducing blind spots.
- Johari Window Feedback
The Johari Window, developed by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham, is a model of self-knowledge and interpersonal disclosure organized into four quadrants: Open (known to self and others), Blind (known to others, not to self), Hidden (known to self, not to others), and Unknown (known to neither). It is used in coaching and organizational development to guide feedback exchange and self-disclosure, expanding the Open area and reducing blind spots.
- Johari Window Team
Apply the window at the team level to improve shared understanding and reduce inter-member blind spots.
Use the Johari Window in team settings
- Reduce Hidden Quadrant
Share what you know about yourself that others don’t — reducing the Hidden quadrant.
Expand the Open area through deliberate self-disclosure
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