#JoharisWindow- public, real-time CPD on Twitter

The #nhssm chat: “What are you an avatar of?”

During a recent #nhssm chat, @MarkOneInFour started to explore what our presence in social media represented about our selves. We didn’t have time during the chat, but we did decide to explore the concept through the evening that followed. People very generously offered their feedback on how they viewed us, which was really helpful, because one can never really know how one comes across to others without specifically exploring it!

Personal reflection: if you ask for feedback, what if you get it?

It felt quite exposed to do this experiment- I wasn’t sure if anyone would respond, and if they did, what they would say about me! I was prepared to deal with any feedback that I got on the basis that it represented how I came across in social media- it didn’t reflect how people felt about me, personally, as many of the people responding don’t know me personally. I am a confident person, and I knew I had personal resources to keep myself safe during the experiment, including having friends and followers to call on for support if I felt hurt by any comments made.

Mental health warning: do you feel safe to hear feedback?

If anyone is interested in doing this experiment for themselves- just take a moment to check out that you’re okay with receiving feedback before you start.

My Johari’s Window:

Arena (known to self and others) able, caring, energetic, friendly, sympathetic	Blind Spot (known only to others) accepting, bold, brave, clever, complex, confident, dependable, dignified, extroverted, giving, happy, helpful, idealistic, independent, intelligent, kind, knowledgeable, logical, loving, modest, nervous, observant, organised, powerful, proud, reflective, responsive, searching, self-assertive, self-conscious, sentimental, trustworthy, warm, wise, witty
Façade (known only to self)

Unknown

(known to nobody)

adaptable, calm, cheerful, ingenious, introverted, mature, patient, quiet, relaxed, religious, sensible, shy, silly, spontaneous, tense

All Percentages

able (13%) accepting (9%) adaptable (0%) bold (9%) brave (4%) calm (0%) caring (27%) cheerful (0%) clever (9%) complex (9%) confident (18%) dependable (13%) dignified (9%) energetic (4%) extroverted (9%) friendly (27%) giving (4%) happy (4%) helpful (50%) idealistic (9%) independent (22%) ingenious (0%) intelligent (40%) introverted (0%) kind (4%) knowledgeable (45%) logical (9%) loving (4%) mature (0%) modest (9%) nervous (4%) observant (13%) organised (9%) patient (0%) powerful (9%) proud (4%) quiet (0%) reflective (18%) relaxed (0%) religious (0%) responsive (18%) searching (9%) self-assertive (36%) self-conscious (9%) sensible (0%) sentimental (4%) shy (0%) silly (0%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (4%) tense (0%) trustworthy (13%) warm (27%) wise (9%) witty (9%)

Created by the Interactive Johari Window on 27.1.2013, using data from 22 respondents.
You can make your own Johari Window, or view MeOT’s full data.

Personal reflections

As more and more people added feedback, Johari’s Window showed increasing congruence between my internal idea of how I come across, and the views expressed by the people who kindly offered feedback. This is an example of the “Wisdom of Crowds”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wisdom_of_Crowds

It is also interesting to note how this could contribute to personal resilience in the face of criticism. It can be important to remember that the views of a single person don’t reflect the general way one is seen by everyone one encounters: sometimes, we’ve all experienced a personality clash. Perhaps this is of interest to people seeking 360 degree feedback- which may be more accurate with an increasing number of contributors?

Storify

I storified the conversation, see this link:

http://storify.com/claireOT2/johari-s-window-real-time-virtual-cpd-experiment

Grabchat

Some of the interesting comments wee made before we settled on a hashtag to help collate the Tweets. However, once they were collated under the #JoharisWindow tag, it was easy to grab the chat:

Involved

Top resources

http://kevan.org/johari?name=shirleydsc
http://kevan.org/johari?name=uk_james
http://socialinnovation.typepad.com/silk/silk-method-deck.html
http://kevan.org/johari?name=jonbolton
http://kevan.org/johari?name=fi
http://kevan.org/johari?name=amcunningham
http://kevan.org/johari?name=fionaarttwitter
http://kevan.org/johari?name=@ajax_63
http://kevan.org/johari?view=MeOT
http://kevan.org/johari?name=MeOT

Related tags

#socialmedia #some #hubmsi

See Twitter for more tweets, people, videos and photos for #johariswindow

@claireOT	@shirleyayres @MarkOneinFour fancy giving me some feedback? Go to http://t.co/WEzLelUO #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:29:11 +0000)
@uk_james	@shirleyayres @claireot #johariswindow good tool – one of many in Social Innovation Lab Kent’s Method Deck http://t.co/Zo4PKzO3 (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:32:46 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@claireOT done I like this tool! #johariswindow @MarkOneinFour (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:33:35 +0000)
@MarkOneinFour	@claireOT @shirleyayres Done it! Also, now get what it is and how it works #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:37:14 +0000)
@shirleyayres	Fascinating! Social Innovation Lab Kent’s Method Deck includes #johariswindow http://t.co/ewrdKbqt HT @uk_james @claireOT (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:38:53 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@uk_james @claireOT @MarkOneinFour starting to feel my age now realise I first used #johariswindow in 1975!(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:40:49 +0000)
@claireOT	@MarkOneinFour you and Shirley agreed on one word “knowledgable”- isn’t it funny? I didn’t pick it! #johariswindow @shirleyayres (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:41:20 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@claireOT @MarkOneinFour I’m such a simple soul this is now my new most favourite tool – thanks Claire! #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:43:45 +0000)
@claireOT	@MarkOneinFour done it! What do you think? #johariswindow @shirleyayres (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:44:41 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@MarkOneinFour done – interesting the areas @claireOT & I agree on! #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:46:45 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@MarkOneinFour @claireOT this ihas to be the *must do* activity of the evening! Love your feedback http://t.co/KKGlwgdJ #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:50:56 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@Ermintrude2 I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a #johariswindow HT @claireOT for discovering this tool! @MarkOneinFour (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:56:57 +0000)
@claireOT	@MarkOneinFour it’s so interesting, isn’t it? @shirleyayres @Ermintrude2 #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:09:05 +0000)
@claireOT	@RobWebster_LCH @PlanetPavs @AgencyNurse @JoWren1 thanks for your feedback, guys, really helpful #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:11:54 +0000)
@Ermintrude2	@MarkOneinFour I added my thoughts to your #johariswindow @claireot @shirleyayres (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:12:17 +0000)
@claireOT	@shirleyayres i agree @markoneinfour perhaps “conflicted” or “confused” is what “complex” feels like, inside? #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:12:58 +0000)
@claireOT	@JoWren1 yes, I’ve never used it publicly before today… go on…. Get involved! #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:15:17 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@PaulBromford a great tool we’re experimenting w/ I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a HT @claireOT for finding #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:17:22 +0000)
@Ermintrude2	How do you perceive me? (well, it’s limited to nice things!) http://t.co/iT5sE5ex #johariswindow @shirleyayres @markoneinfour @claireot (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:22:36 +0000)
@shirleyayres	I’d love feedback – how do I come across to you via #socialmedia ? http://t.co/toQXSl0a #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:22:53 +0000)
@uk_james	@claireOT @shirleyayres @markoneinfour @ermintrude2 done! It’s quite smart isn’t it?! Shirley… You’re next…. #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:24:46 +0000)
@claireOT	@Ermintrude2 done it! What do you think? #johariswindow @shirleyayres @markoneinfour (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:27:02 +0000)
@uk_james	@shirleyayres done! It’s a picture that keeps building… Right, time to make me one…. #johariswindow @claireOT (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:29:15 +0000)
@ajax_63	@shirleyayres how could I resist Found it hard to separate out social media and IRL though! #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:32:31 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@uk_james @claireOT @MarkOneinFour @Ermintrude2 @PaulBromford #johariswindow the latest tool to sweep across Twitter!(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:33:11 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@ajax_63 thanks I hope you are going to do one too Andrew #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:34:00 +0000)
@PaulBromford	@shirleyayres @claireOT certainly! here you go http://t.co/hhN0zekb @ paulbromford #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:34:21 +0000)
@FionaArt	@claireot @shirleyayres @MarkOneinFour I added my thoughts to your #johariswindow Will you fill in mine please .(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:34:38 +0000)
@uk_james	. @shirleyayres @claireot @markoneinfour @ermintrude2 here’s the link http://t.co/9OgxDIpy how do you perceive me on Twitter? #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:36:41 +0000)
@ajax_63	@Ermintrude2 a pleasure, but six was not enough #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:37:19 +0000)
@claireOT	Thanks for the valued feedback, @_jonb @FionaArt @anniecoops #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:40:48 +0000)
@amcunningham	My #johariswindow http://t.co/ETqqOdk9 … thinks @shirleyayres !!(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:40:52 +0000)
@uk_james	Hello Twitter followers! How do I come across on #socialmedia ? Please let me know at http://t.co/9OgxDIpy #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:42:23 +0000)
@claireOT	@Darrenruddick thank you- I value the feedback- it’s so interesting to learn how I come over vs how I think I come over! #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:42:31 +0000)
@claireOT	@jaxrafferty thank you- it’s really valuable to get feedback, don’t know why I didn’t think of doing this before! #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:46:38 +0000)
@claireOT	Lol! No suprise for me that no-one has identified me as “introverted” or “mature”! #johariswindow @shirleyayres @MarkOneinFour @Ermintrude2 (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:48:33 +0000)
@uk_james	RT @shirleyayres : @uk_james @claireOT @MarkOneinFour @Ermintrude2 @PaulBromford #johariswindow the latest tool to sweep across Twitter!(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:48:39 +0000)
@FionaArt	http://t.co/9G6upeQm How do u think I come across? #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:51:03 +0000)
@ajax_63	TY @shirleyayres and so, I’d love to know, how do you see me via social media? http://t.co/qFTAy5Op < experiments with #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:51:14 +0000)
@claireOT	@Ermintrude2 lol! You may be “silly” in real life, but your blog and feed belie the reality!! @shirleyayres @markoneinfour #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:52:42 +0000)
@claireOT	@jaxrafferty I think that congruence in #some is really important. I am fortunate to feel safe enough to be honest. #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:53:42 +0000)
@claireOT	@Darrenruddick really? I was surprised people identified me as “brave”, it certainly doesn’t feel like that from inside! #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:54:50 +0000)
@shirleyayres	+1 RT @claireOT @Ermintrude2 lol! You may be “silly” in real life, but your blog and feed belie the reality!! @markoneinfour #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:55:01 +0000)
@FionaArt	Thanks @claireOT @shirleyayres @MarkOneinFour for completing my #johariswindow , definitely food for thought .(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:56:02 +0000)
@claireOT	Anybody want to offer me some feedback on how I come over on #SoMe ? Follow the link- it is very quick! #johariswindow http://t.co/aPZNfdXp (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:57:49 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@Ermintrude2 @claireOT @MarkOneinFour @PaulBromford I now have about 12 #johariswindow open. I agree fascinating how others perceive us!(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:01:43 +0000)
@Chris_Goulden	RT @uk_james : @shirleyayres @claireot #johariswindow good tool – one of many in Social Innovation Lab Kent’s Method Deck http://t.co/Zo4PKzO3 (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:11:48 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@HelReynolds a great tool we’re experimenting w/ I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a HT @claireOT for finding #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:14:27 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@whatsthepont a great tool we’re experimenting w/ I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a HT @claireOT for finding #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:14:50 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@MindingsStu a great tool we’re experimenting w/ I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a HT @claireOT for finding #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:18:43 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@PaulBromford starting to feel my age now realise I first used #johariswindow in 1975!(Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:23:50 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@DCCTayside a great tool we’re experimenting w/ I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:25:25 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@clarkmike a great tool we’re experimenting w/ I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:28:03 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@TomSprints a great tool we’re experimenting with I’d love your feedback! http://t.co/toQXSl0a #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:28:42 +0000)
@claireOT	I’m really interested to know what you think of me, do you have a couple of minutes to describe me? #johariswindow http://t.co/E1wxNOF0 (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:32:00 +0000)
@ajax_63	@shirleyayres @amcunningham @ermintrude2 @claireOT TY all! do you know how hard this is for an INFJ #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:32:28 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@ajax_63 showing my ignorance here what is an INFJ? #johariswindow @amcunningham @Ermintrude2 @claireOT (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:37:20 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@jonbolton a great tool we’re experimenting with I’d love your feedback http://t.co/toQXSl0a #johariswindow (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:50:22 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@Action4Ageing thanks Chris for completing my #johariswindow – are you tempted? Looking forward to catching up at #hubmsi (Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:53:22 +0000)
@shirleyayres	A big thank you to @kevan a lot of us have had great fun with your interactive #johariswindow this evening!(Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:22:54 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@jonbolton @Accaber_Red starting to feel my age now realise I first used #johariswindow in 1975!(Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:24:21 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@jonbolton thanks for the #johariswindow feedback a fascinating picture emerging! Are you tempted?(Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:41:43 +0000)
@jonbolton	So a few of us were experimenting with #johariswindow last night. Can you describe me in 5-6 words? http://t.co/EKki3jzM (Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:21:55 +0000)
@AMLTaylor66	RT @jonbolton : So a few of us were experimenting with #johariswindow last night. Can you describe me in 5-6 words? http://t.co/EKki3jzM (Thu, 24 Jan 2013 08:38:55 +0000)
@shirleyayres	I’d love feedback – how do I come across to you via #socialmedia ? http://t.co/toQXSl0a #johariswindow (Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:45:25 +0000)
@FionaArt	http://t.co/6DYEl0KX? How do u think I come across on twitter as @FionaArt ? #johariswindow (Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:29:24 +0000)
@shirleyayres	@whatsthepont I would have liked to be able to add analytical to your #johariswindow ! @claireOT @ena_lloyd (Thu, 24 Jan 2013 23:42:31 +0000)
@akosiabiegalet	Wag masyadong malinis ang tingin sa sarili. Ayan tuloy hirap tumanggap kapag sinisita ng iba. #johariswindow (Sun, 27 Jan 2013 05:03:49 +0000)

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