Colin Russo
Dr. Colin Russo is an esteemed futurist and the CEO of Engaging Futures. With over three decades of experience, Dr. Russo has engaged stakeholders and clients from national, state, and local governments. His expertise lies in utilizing futures studies methods to explore a wide range of topics including the futures of cities, health, disabilities, security, technology, and climate change.
As an award-winning author, Dr. Russo has contributed valuable insights to the field of futurism. His writings have utilized futures studies methods to provide thought-provoking perspectives on various subjects. Dr. Russo's work has covered topics such as the futures of cities, health, disabilities, security, technology, and climate change.
In addition to his writing, Dr. Russo has facilitated futures workshops for notable initiatives such as the City of Gold Coast's Our Bold Future 2037. He has also collaborated with Professor Inayatullah to present Futures Thinking Courses in 2017, 2018, and 2019. These courses aimed to equip participants with the tools and mindset to engage with future-oriented thinking.
Dr. Russo's expertise has been sought after by prominent organizations. He has a long history of working for State Government of Queensland Departments of Environment and Heritage, and Department of Mines and Energy, and Caloundra City and City of Gold Coast. He also presented Futures Courses for the Australian Federal Police (AFP), Brisbane Primary Health, National Disability Services (across Queensland), Uniting Care Queensland, Redland City Council, Bulloo Shire Council, and the Queensland Government 2019 Leadership Series. His presentations have covered diverse topics, including water futures in Melbourne and futures of cities in Taiwan and the USA.
With his extensive experience, Dr. Colin Russo continues to be at the forefront of futures studies, guiding individuals, organizations, and governments in envisioning and preparing for the future.
Executive Synthesis Action Lab
A five-lesson action lab based on the book’s Personal Synthesis activity, Five Vessels exercise and Leadership Application. Integrate strategy, values and action across silos.
AUD $100.00
Executive Futureforming and Intergenerational Legacy
Five interactive executive lessons move from commanding futures to plural, domain-aligned and planetary futures, culminating in intergenerational legacy and TFQ.
AUD $100.00
Executive Scenario Leadership
Five interactive executive lessons detect signals, build multiple plausible futures, stress-test them with IFM and backcast an implementable preferred future.
AUD $100.00
Executive Challenge and Hidden Frames
Five interactive executive lessons use heterodoxy, ideology analysis, assumption mapping, friction mapping and simulation audit to expose what strategy may be missing.
AUD $100.00
Executive Ethics, Learning and Purposeful Action
Five interactive executive lessons make values explicit, design participatory learning and turn commitments into accountable action. Based on Dr Colin Russo’s Axiology, Pedagogy and Praxeology chapters.
AUD $100.00
Executive Purpose, Reality and Evidence
Five interactive executive lessons unite ethical purpose, multiple lived realities and inclusive evidence into a defensible long-term strategic direction. Based on Dr Colin Russo’s The Inclusive Futures Method.
AUD $100.00
Community Consultation Method: Civic Intelligence Course
Build consultation as civic intelligence through five interactive lessons on inclusive reach, community knowledge, feedback loops, IFM integration and foresight-led action. Based on Dr Colin Russo’s The Inclusive Futures Method.
AUD $100.00
SELECTIONS: Interactive Systems Futures Course
See the whole system with SELECTIONS. Five interactive lessons examine Social, Economic, Legislative, Environmental, Cultural, Technology, Industry, Organisations, Nowlgenesis and Sustainability dimensions and convert the analysis into action.
AUD $100.00
Futures Thinking Kite: Interactive Futures Course
Use the Futures Thinking Kite across five interactive lessons to test four patterns: More brings us more; More brings us less; Less brings us less; and Less brings us more. Compare second-order effects and choose a preferred-future strategy.
AUD $100.00
TRAM: Interactive Futures Action Course
Turn futures insight into traceable action with TRAM. Five interactive lessons guide you to frame the issue, establish evidence, locate the IFM phase, select supporting methods, align action and monitor realignment. Based on Dr Colin Russo’s The Inclusive Futures Method book.
AUD $100.00
The Vinculum Method: Interactive Futures Course
Learn the Vinculum Method through five interactive lessons. Map actors and methods, find tensions and leverage points, design a dynamic third space and complete a practical Vinculum action plan. Based on Dr Colin Russo’s The Inclusive Futures Method book.
AUD $100.00
The Inclusive Futures Method Online Training Course
FeaturedLearn The Inclusive Futures Method (IFM), Dr Colin Russo’s practical framework for creating inclusive, sustainable and intergenerational futures. Five interactive lessons and five knowledge checks teach Unique Uplift, Universal Interest, Uniting Possibilities, Unaligned Factors and Inclusive Synthesis. All course material is based on The Inclusive Futures Method book. Vinculum Method, TRAM, Futures Thinking Kite and SELECTIONS companion courses are available separately through All Courses.
AUD $100.00