Tending Plato's Elephant

Earliest known poster for Tending Plato's Elephant.

People forget that Plato was a warrior and statesman, and a slave-owner to boot

Given the chance, Plato would have locked us up in that cave and forced us to tend the elephant

"... mental models do make a difference in delivering results"

Is the Prisoners in a Cave metaphor better than the Blind Men with an Elephant metaphor?

It is if you're the prisoner in the cave.

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Tending Plato's Elephant (Gnomon Chronicles screenshot).