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Hello! My name is Bill Blake,
and today I'd like to

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talk to you about another useful
tool called the JoHari Window Model.

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This model can be used effectively
in helping us understand

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ourselves and in building 
relationships with others.

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The Johari Window Model
was developed in the mid 1950s

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by Joesph Luft and Harry Ingram.

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Hence the name JoHari.

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While primary a model of 
understanding between two people,

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it can also be used to 
develop a greater understanding

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of ourselves and to facilitate
personal growth.

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It is also useful in 
discovering your strengths,

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your blind spots and areas
to further explore.

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Because of the nature of the 
information shared in the process

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the JoHari Window works 
best in a high trust environment.

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The model consists of 
four quadrants.

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The first quadrant is called
the Open Area, and contains

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information about our 
behavior and motivation.

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that is known both by 
ourselves and by others.

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The second quadrant is 
our private, Hidden Area

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and contains information 
about ourselves which we

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are unwilling to share, perhaps
because of trust issues.

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The third quadrant is 
referred to as the Blind Area.

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And contains things about
ourselves that are known

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to others but are unknown to us.

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Other people know these
things but are not willing

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to share them with
us for whatever reason.

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The fourth quadrant is 
the Unknown Area

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Behavior Opinion or Motivation

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that neither we or others 
are aware of.

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Obviously the goal of the model
is to make the open area as large

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as possible. Probably the easiest
way to expand the open area

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is to move more into the hidden 
area, this can be done through

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self disclosure.

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You simply choose to share
or expose more of yourself.

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Expanding the open area into
the blind area, involves both asking for

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and receiving constructive 
feedback.

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And then self disclosure and 
feedback among the participants

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will provide the shared knowledge
that will move you more and more

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into the unknown area.

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Greater trust, feedback and the
sharing of information will

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continue to enlarge the 
Open Area.

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Sharing of feedback is a lot
like The Green Tail story.

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If somebody says you have a 
green tail, that person is crazy.

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If two people say you have a 
green tail, it is a conspiracy.

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If seven people say you have a 
green tail, you turn around and look.

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It does not mean that they correct,
it just that they must have a

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reason for thinking the way they 
do and you need to explore

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that reason.

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Feedback must be constructive
to be of any value.

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Obviously its purpose is to 
help and not hurt.

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It should be specific and focused 
on behavior that can be changed.

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For practical reasons it should also
be limited to the amount of

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feedback that the targeted 
person can use.

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Feedback should also be clarified
to avoid any misunderstanding.

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And like that old (inaudible) we saw

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It's got to accentuate the positive 
and eliminate the negative.

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The major advantages of the 
JoHari Model include

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It helps individuals understand
their interpersonal relationships

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and communication.

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It can also be used to advantaging
group dynamics, team development

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and all forms of business 
relationships.

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The model can also build 
self awareness through both

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disclosure and feedback.

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And it leads to a greater understanding
of yourself plus a greater

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understanding of others.

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So, thanks for watching our
short video.

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And remember the words of 
Zig Ziglar,

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"You can have anything you want
in life if you just help enough

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"other people get what they want"

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Good luck on your journey!

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