We shared an interest in complexity theory and were both admirers of Dave Snowden's work.
I was blessed to have met Gabriel.
One memory that sums up Gabriel is from a workshop we co-facilitated in 2019.
As we were planning this organisation-wide 'Open Space' event, I suggested that we constrain the workshop to a specific business theme, say, improved client satisfaction or faster delivery.
Gabriel, however, was adamant that if we put our faith in the ingenuity of the participants, the best possible topics would emerge, so we went instead simply with a theme of 'What's Possible for This Organisation?'
He was right. The event created a wealth of ideas and sparked many valuable new initiatives for the business. That was Gabriel -- a man with enormous openness and absolute faith in the innate creativity and greatness of other human beings.