About FutureFit Collab
We help organisations move from sustainability ambition to lasting change in culture, behaviour and daily practice.
At FutureFit Collab, we believe sustainability is more than a noble ambition. It is the new, workable standard. Our mission? We help your organisation, whether a business or a municipality, to shift from talking to action and from planning to practice.
How do we do this?
We don’t create thick reports that end up forgotten in a drawer. Together with you, we create lasting change that takes root: in the culture, knowledge, structures and daily behaviour of everyone involved. We translate the complexity of sustainability into clear choices and practical actions.
Why work with us?
Because we know that real change starts with people. Our strength lies in activating and connecting people at every level. We connect leadership with the work floor, departments with each other and organisations with the broader system. Through trust and co-creation, we make sustainability a natural habit.
Together, we build organisations that perform well and do good. Today, tomorrow and beyond.
Ready to act?
You see what needs to change. Now you need someone who knows how to get there.
The values that guide everything we do
Our culture is guided by five unwavering values:
- Practical Leadership. No vague talk. We bring focus and simplicity to complex challenges.
- Integrated Connection. We break down silos. Real change only happens when sustainability lives in every department, every process and every employee.
- Co-creation from Trust. We don’t believe in one-sided advice reports. We build solutions together, based on equality and trust, that are built to last.
- Human-centered Transformation. Systemic change starts with people. We foster ownership so that people participate out of conviction, not obligation.
- Courageous Simplicity. We dare to seek what’s essential and facilitate clear, bold choices without shying away from complexity.
Our promise to you
When you work with FutureFit Collab, you get more than advice.
You gain a partner who:
- Translates your sustainability ambitions into lasting change in culture, structure and daily behaviour.
- Helps your organisation design processes so that the sustainable choice becomes the logical, obvious choice.
- Transfers knowledge and skills through learning that sticks: practical, immediately applicable and people-centred.
- Builds with you an organisation that performs well and creates positive impact in the world.
The people behind FutureFit Collab
We are a network of practitioners with deep, hands-on knowledge across FSSD, LIFO, the Embedding Framework and Innovative Thinking Systems (ITS®). We support each other in this mission by fostering ownership, encouraging continuous development and granting the freedom to contribute from personal conviction.
At FutureFit Collab, we don’t act as external consultants. We are catalysts, critical friends and co-owners of the transformation process with our clients.
Dr. Gem Brion Zabala
Founding Member, Master Practitioner, Master Trainer, LIFO®, ITS®, FSSD, CEO ACG Human Capital, FutureFit Collab Philippines
Berend Aanraad
Founding Member, Master Facilitator, Master Trainer, FSSD, EP, Art of Hosting, CEO FutureFit Collab Netherlands & Philppines
Nobby van Gisbergen
Founding Member, Technical Lead, Interaction Designer, Trainer, FSSD, CTO FutureFit Collab Netherlands
Reza van der Smitte
PA, Admin, Back-office, FutureFit Collab Netherlands
Jessel Sola
Production Assistant, Customer Support, ACG Human Capital Solutions, FutureFit Collab Philippines
Rebie Lucille Espiritu
Executive Assistant, Customer Support, ACG Human Capital Solutions, FutureFit Collab Philippines
Advisory Board & Founding Members
We work across very different contexts. Europe and Southeast Asia sit far apart geographically and culturally, and the organisations we support range from global corporations to local governments.
Our advisors and founding members help us stay close to those realities. Each brings expertise from a specific region or field. Together, they challenge our thinking, strengthen our approach and keep us honest about what is actually needed on the ground.
Akira Furumoto
Founding Member, Manager Bcon Global, Japan
Bruce Rowling
Founding Member, CEO Applied Strengths, United Kindom
Margrethe van Heeswijk
Founding Member, Founder & CEO Worldlife International, The Netherlands
Hany El-Awadly
Founding Member, Global Operations and IP Lead Bcon, Japan & Middle East
Building a Sustainable Future, Locally and Globally
Our commitment does not end with the organisations we work with directly. We actively apply our expertise to support societal partners, both paid and pro bono, and we lead initiatives that create tangible impact.
Plog the Planet Parade
Participants run, clean streets and tackle plastic pollution at the same time. We help prevent flooding and connect communities to the sustainability movement in a practical, joyful way.
International Sustainability Summit
For seven consecutive years, we have connected young talent with businesses and civil society organisations. The goal? To give sustainability a more prominent place in education and open concrete opportunities for young people to contribute to a better future.
6th International Sustainability Summit on the future of learning for sustainability
Start of the Plog the Planet Parade in Taguig (Manila) with hundreds of participants ranging from young (5 years old) to elderly (80 years old).
Our commitment extends beyond our day-to-day assignments. We proactively deploy our knowledge and expertise to support societal partners, both in paid projects and pro bono. Together, we work to enhance and sustain their impact.
