May 21, 2026 Diane Musho Hamilton and Gabriel Wilson explore how Zen practice can help us meet suffering, conflict, activism, and social upheaval from a deeper ground of awareness, presence, and nonseparation. Their dialogue shows how traditional Buddhist awakening can be enriched by contemporary insights into psychology, shadow, power, emotional development, and ego maturation, offering a more integrated path for waking up, growing up, and showing up in a world on fire.
Gabe Wilson
Gabe, founder of Developmental Design, is a leadership coach and organizational consultant, with a specialty in diversity and inclusion efforts. He is the co-author of Compassionate Conversations: How to Speak and Listen from the Heart. His work takes us to the intersection of social justice and purpose driven enterprises, design thinking, human psychology and group dynamics.
Freedom and Fairness is an initiative within Gabe's work to apply Integral Theory, zen training, and adult developmental psychology to the theory and practice of group facilitation in the context of DEI and intergroup conflict.
Gabe studied adult developmental psychology and leadership through Stanford's Masters program in Policy, Organization, and Leadership Studies (POLS). He was a lecturer at Stanford University for the innovative program, Designing Your Life, where he taught undergraduate and graduate students the principles of design thinking as applied to personal and professional development. He is a certified Integral Facilitator and an associate at Delta Developmental, a leadership and organizational development consultancy. He is a practitioner of meditation in the Zen lineage at the Two Arrows Zen Center.
