ROH Integrated Edition — Royal Realm
This edition contains the same core five-lesson course as the professional edition, with added narrative subtext connecting the book concepts to the Royal Realm experience in ROH.
Choose this edition for imaginative, game-informed learning, ROH imagery and optional gameplay activities. The book, course and game can still be used independently or combined in any order.
Integrated focus: establish a hopeful futures mandate and apply the five phases of The Inclusive Futures Method.
Book foundation: The Inclusive Futures Method by Dr Colin Russo.
Welcome to The Inclusive Futures Method
Book source: This course is based principally on Part III, “A Deep Dive into the Neo-Classical Paradigms of IFM’s Five Phases,” pp. 111–163 of The Inclusive Futures Method by Dr Colin Russo.
The Inclusive Futures Method (IFM) is a practical framework for exploring complex futures, aligning diverse perspectives and transforming a preferred future into coordinated action. Created by Dr Colin Russo, Futurist and CEO of Engaging Futures Brisbane, IFM brings systems thinking, foresight and inclusive strategy together to support ethical, sustainable and intergenerational outcomes.
All five interactive lessons and five knowledge checks teach the five IFM phases developed by Dr Colin Russo and presented in his book, The Inclusive Futures Method.
The five phases of IFM
- Unique Uplift: develop distinct, ambitious strategies for a hopeful future, including sustainability and social impact.
- Universal Interest: establish shared values that strengthen trust and cooperation.
- Uniting Possibilities: use diversity as a strength for creativity, collaboration and community uplift.
- Unaligned Factors: identify gaps and realign actions with the preferred-future vision.
- Unicity Synthesis: integrate all five phases into a cohesive, sustainable whole working towards intergenerational futures.
Companion courses from the book
The Vinculum Method, TRAM, Futures Thinking Kite and SELECTIONS are available as separate interactive courses through All Courses. Each course contains five practical lessons and is based on methods presented in The Inclusive Futures Method book.
What you will gain
- Stronger systems thinking and long-term decision-making.
- A structured way to identify assumptions, risks, opportunities and second-order effects.
- Practical methods for creating alternative futures and defining a preferred future.
- Tools for strengthening shared values, trust and cooperation across diverse stakeholders.
- A clear connection between foresight, strategy and practical implementation.
The new IFM book
Use The Inclusive Futures Method: Five Phases for Designing Ethical, Strategic, and Inclusive Futures as your course companion. The book expands the framework, tools and applications introduced in this course.
Who will benefit?
The course is designed for leaders, strategists, public and community-sector professionals, educators, facilitators, entrepreneurs, advisers, students and changemakers seeking a structured approach to inclusive and sustainable futures.
About the creator
Dr Colin Russo is a futurist, award-winning author and CEO of Engaging Futures Brisbane, with more than three decades advising senior leaders across government and community sectors.
Enrol and begin
Complete five interactive lessons and five knowledge checks at your own pace, then apply IFM and its supporting methods to a real decision, organisation, community or futures challenge.
THE INCLUSIVE FUTURES METHOD CERTIFICATION JOURNEY
OUR PROCESS
Optional Professional Certification
A Certificate of Completion will be granted once the course is completed.
If professional certification is required, participants must submit a 3,000-word applied paper. Dr Colin Russo will review the paper and may request editing, revisions or responses to follow-up questions before approval.
The certification assessment fee is AUD $500, separate from the course fee. Upon successful completion, an official Engaging Futures Certificate of Completion will be supplied.
Curriculum
- 2 Sections
- 5 Lessons
- 5 Hours
- CurriculumWelcome to The Inclusive Futures Method. Five interactive lessons and five knowledge checks teach the five connected phases developed by Dr Colin Russo and presented in The Inclusive Futures Method book: Unique Uplift, Universal Interest, Uniting Possibilities, Unaligned Factors and Unicity Synthesis. Apply each phase to a real futures challenge, then continue with the separate Vinculum Method, TRAM, Futures Thinking Kite and SELECTIONS courses available through All Courses.10
- 1.1Lesson 1: Unique Uplift – Distinct Ambitious Futures30 Minutes
- 1.2Quiz 1: Apply Unique Uplift10 Minutes6 Questions
- 1.3Lesson 2: Universal Interest – Shared Values and Trust30 Minutes
- 1.4Quiz 2: Apply Universal Interest30 Minutes4 Questions
- 1.5Lesson 3: Uniting Possibilities – Diversity as Strength30 Minutes
- 1.6Quiz 3: Apply Uniting Possibilities4 Questions
- 1.7Lesson 4: Unaligned Factors – Realign Action with Vision30 Minutes
- 1.8Quiz 4: Apply Unaligned Factors1 Hour6 Questions
- 1.9Lesson 5: Unicity Synthesis – Integrate the Five Phases30 Minutes
- 1.10Quiz 5: Apply Unicity Synthesis5 Questions
- Enrolled Learner Resources0
Requirements
- Reliable internet access and a computer, tablet or smartphone.
- A valid email address for registration and course communication.
- Time to complete five interactive lessons and five knowledge checks at your own pace.
- A real decision, organisation, community or futures issue to use as an application case.
- An open, critical and ethical mindset, with a willingness to test assumptions.
- Commitment to reflection, journalling and practical application between lessons.
- Willingness to consider diverse perspectives and shared values.
- No specialist software is required; a current web browser is sufficient.
- No prior qualification in futures thinking is required.
Features
- Five connected IFM phases: Unique Uplift, Universal Interest, Uniting Possibilities, Unaligned Factors and Unicity Synthesis.
- Four specialised companion courses—Vinculum Method, TRAM, Futures Thinking Kite and SELECTIONS—are available separately through All Courses.
- Interactive exercises, reflection prompts and five phase knowledge checks support practical application.
- Self-paced learning through five IFM phase lessons and five knowledge checks, with application to a real futures challenge.
Target audiences
- Senior executives and public-sector leaders making long-term decisions.
- Strategy, policy, planning and foresight professionals.
- Community, not-for-profit and social-impact leaders.
- Educators, facilitators, researchers and program designers.
- Professionals leading organisational change, innovation or sustainability.
- Entrepreneurs and advisers assessing long-term opportunities and risks.
- Teams seeking stronger shared values, trust and cooperation.
- Students and emerging leaders developing futures capability.
- Organisations working across sustainability, social impact and intergenerational outcomes.
- Consultants supporting complex stakeholder and systems challenges.
- Individuals navigating major decisions or transitions.
- Anyone committed to ethical, inclusive and sustainable futures.