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In 2012 futures Upfront was set up by Barbel Winter as a consultancy with the purpose of working to create inclusive communities.

futures Upfront strongly believes that bringing together different people, concepts and ideas across different sectors and communities will not only lead to better results for everyone, but will also generate the new ideas, fresh energies, and new solutions critical in a complex, constantly changing world.


futures Upfront is future focused. We start with the end in mind. This means we start with your goals and dreams: your vision for the future. We start with your goal for a project, a review, a training program or simply a new idea. We start from what you want to achieve, working towards the outcomes you have in mind.

I work with you to develop the right approach for you, and we will share our ideas, tools, suggestions, skills and knowledge. We work creatively to challenge usual modes of thinking. We thrive on complexity and difficulty. We deliver innovative yet practical ideas, strategies and programs. 


futures Upfront delivers the outcomes you are looking for.

Barbel Winter is the Managing Director and founder of futures Upfront. With more that 25 years’ experience in the community sector, she has built a strong reputation in Australia and New Zealand as a thought leader in personalisation, diversity management and consumer driven service delivery.

Since 2012 Barbel has completed 100's projects for futures Upfront.

Since 2018 Barbel is also a partner at futures in sight, a plan management and coordination of support company set up to support people with disability get the most from their NDIS funding.
Barbel’s expertise includes training, policy development, advocacy, management, service delivery and capacity building alongside consumers, communities and the sector at large.

Prior to setting up futures Upfront, Barbel’s roles were:
  • Business Development Manager, Self Managed Services; Ability Options:  conceptualising and systematising the principles and operating framework needed to underpin a customer oriented, demand driven, person centred, support service;  and developing frameworks for delivery across the whole organisation.
  • Regional Manager for CCS Disability Action, Auckland: supporting over 600 children and adults with disability annually through various disability services; as well as running a fee for service mobility parking scheme supporting over 10,000 customers.
  • Executive Officer, Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW: lobbying governments and supporting and training disability agencies across NSW to better support people from diverse backgrounds.
  • Board Member of multiple organisations including: Holdsworth Community Centre and Services; NCOSS (NSW Council for Social Services; NSW Council for Intellectual Disability; Accessible Arts and more.
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Barbel’s expertise includes training, policy development, advocacy, management, service delivery and capacity building alongside consumers, communities and the sector at large.

I acknowledge that my work is conducted on the land of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations. I pay my respects to Elders past, present and future, for they hold the memories, traditions, Cultures and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.  Sovereignty was never ceded.
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futures Upfront
PO BOX 882, Marrickville NSW 1475
Phone: (+61) 0468 312 515
Email: i[email protected]




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  • Welcome
  • The Work
  • Resources & Projects
    • Ways to welcome >
      • Stories of ways to welcome
      • More ways to welcome >
        • Learning Empathy
        • Building Trust
        • Cross-cultural Communication
        • Choice and Control
        • Cultural Competence
      • Explore More
    • PCP across Cultures
  • About
  • Contact