JOHARI WINDOW MODEL

Johari window is also known as'information processing tool'. The Johari Window model was developed by American psychologists Joseph Luft and Harry Ingham in the 1950s .It actually represents information - feelings, experience, views, attitudes, skills, intentions, motivation, etc - within or about a person - in relation to their group.
Today the Johari Window model is especially relevant due to the influence of, 'soft' skills, behaviour, empathy, cooperation, inter-group development and interpersonal development in the organisations .The Johari Window model is a simple and useful tool for improving self-awareness, and mutual understanding between individuals within a group .

Johari window has 4 regions ::
1) Open area
2) Blind area
3) Hidden area
4) Closed area

OPEN AREA :: It is also called a public area and has attributes known to the person himself and also to the others . Anythg that is known to others and also to the person himself will fall under this arena .

BLIND AREA :: what is unknown by the person about him/herself but which others know comes in this area . It is also called blind area, blind self, .

HIDDEN AREA :: what is unknown by the OTHERS about him/herself but which s/he knows comes in this area .It is also called hidden self or Facade .

CLOSED AREA :: what is unknown by the person about him/herself and is also unknown by others comes in this region . It is also called unknown area or unknown self .

Johari window is a v important tool to do self analysis and analysis of the group which result in better understanding among group members and increase communication and helps to also improve the productivity of the group .Many organistaions use this as a tool to improve performance in the group .

One shud try to increase his OPEN AREA and minimise his CLOSE AREA for a better self analysis and when using this tool in the group the aim should always be to develop the 'open area' for every person, because when we work in this area with others we are at our most effective and productive, and the group is at its most productive level too.

The open free area, or 'the arena', can be seen as the space where good communications and cooperation occur, free from distractions, mistrust, confusion, conflict and misunderstanding and thus better productivity .