Question

The "fable of the elephant house" illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to solving a complex problem because:

Answer 1

It illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to solving a complex problem because the disciplinary committee or the experts spoke with separate voices and their perspectives on the problem were presented in serial fashion. For example an engineer who was on the committee took an engineering approach and said the focus should be on building strong walls, a sociologists concerns were mainly about the number of elephants living in the house and so on.

Answer 2

"The Fable of the Elephant House" illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to solving a complex problem because the disciplinary experts speak with diferent voices and their perspectives on the problem are presented in serial fashion: The engineer centers on building strong walls; the sociologist was worried about the quantity of elephants that would live in the house; the psychologist deals with the eating habits and color preferences of elephants.