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    1. The document describes a committee of humans (an architect, interior designer, engineer, sociologist, and psychologist) who built a house for an elephant without consulting the elephant. 2. The committee made many assumptions about what the elephant would want and need based on their professions instead of asking the elephant directly. 3. As a result, the house did not meet the elephant's needs and preferences. He left after six months due to the mistakes caused by the humans' assumptions rather than including the elephant's input. 4. The key insight is that one should always listen to others and not make assumptions, as assumptions can lead to failures if they do not consider different perspectives.

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    1. The document describes a committee of humans (an architect, interior designer, engineer, sociologist, and psychologist) who built a house for an elephant without consulting the elephant. 2. The committee made many assumptions about what the elephant would want and need based on their professions instead of asking the elephant directly. 3. As a result, the house did not meet the elephant's needs and preferences. He left after six months due to the mistakes caused by the humans' assumptions rather than including the elephant's input. 4. The key insight is that one should always listen to others and not make assumptions, as assumptions can lead to failures if they do not consider different perspectives.

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    1. The document describes a committee of humans (an architect, interior designer, engineer, sociologist, and psychologist) who built a house for an elephant without consulting the elephant. 2. The committee made many assumptions about what the elephant would want and need based on their professions instead of asking the elephant directly. 3. As a result, the house did not meet the elephant's needs and preferences. He left after six months due to the mistakes caused by the humans' assumptions rather than including the elephant's input. 4. The key insight is that one should always listen to others and not make assumptions, as assumptions can lead to failures if they do not consider different perspectives.

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    ATENEO DE DAVAO UNIVERSITY

    Interdisciplinary Studies
    Summer, AY 2020-2021
    Reflection Paper

    Name (Surname, First Name) : MAMENTA, Joshua Mari P.


    Course and Year : BSA – 1st yr.
    IDS Code and Schedule : 16-050 5:15 – 7:05 PM
    Professor : OCDENARIA, JOSE MARIE
    Reflection (One page only)
    (Technicalities: 500-600 words; Single space, Book Antiqua-13)
    To start this reflection, my reaction to this was unfortunate and somewhat angry
    because the elephant didn't like what the humans build for him. The meeting
    consisted of an architect, an interior designer, an engineer, a sociologist, and a
    psychologist. I am shocked that they didn't invite him to the meeting because the
    house was for the elephant, and they need the elephant's opinions and ideas. The
    elephant is also highly educated, but he was not invited to the forum. The house is
    made for the elephant, and the elephant knows more of it than they do. The elephant
    knows what he wants for the home, how it would be built, and what should be added
    to the elephant's house. They purely build the elephant's house base on their
    perspective and ideas without the permission of the elephant and his thoughts, plans,
    and concepts.

    Since the committee consists of humans, they thought the house they were building
    applies to the elephant. However, they did brainstorm during the meeting, and the
    interior designer asks "What do elephants do when they're at home?" then the
    engineer replied, "They lean against things," and added, "We'll need strong walls." But
    still, this was their assumption, and they didn't ask for the elephant's opinions and
    thoughts about it because he was not invited to the meeting. And when the elephant
    moved in, he never leans against the wall because he lived in the circus for years and
    knew that walls fall when you lean on them. It was a significant failure on the
    committee's part because they didn't ask for the elephant's ideas and notions. In
    addition, even though elephants are herbivores and fed outside all of the time, the
    psychologist concluded that they need ample dining space only because they eat a lot.
    They thought he liked the color green because he lived in the jungle. Without them
    asking the elephant, they assume that the elephant loved and favored the color green
    for his house. It was just another lapse. "From a sociological matter," the sociologist
    said, "I can tell you that they mate standing up. You'll need high ceilings." On the
    other hand, the sociologist was also incorrect in his assumption that they mated while
    standing. They also overlooked the fact that they were relatively urban elephants. As a
    result, the high ceilings only produced vibrations and echoes, which irritated the
    elephants greatly. The elephant left after six months due to these mistakes made by
    the humans with their assumptions.

    For me, the insight that I've gained in this story is that we should always listen to the
    ideas and opinions of others. We shouldn't always assume it based on our perspective
    because these may cause mistakes and errors that lead to failure.

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