Brad Rourke

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  • Universal Probes For Small Groups

    Public leaders often have to lead small group discussions. Here is something that might help. A lot of my work involves leading conversations. Sometimes that is because I am researching how people perceive an issue. Other times I am leading a session designed to convey content — how to use social media, ethical campaigning, public…

  • Facebook's Stream Moves Closer To The Inbox

    If you are a Facebook user, you may have noticed a recent, quiet change. When someone comments on one of your posts, links, or other content, you get an email, as you always have if you keep the default settings. Only now, you can reply to the comment simply by replying to the email. This…

  • Cooking With Brad: 'Who Needs Pancake Mix?' Pancake Recipe

    It’s Saturday morning, 8:30. You’ve gone out to get the car washed and your hair cut. But it’s still too early to mow the lawn. And the family is waking up hungry. What do you do? Pancakes, that’s what! Believe me, this takes about as much time as making toast, and is a lot more…

  • Running In Five Fingers Shoes – Some Tips

    A few months ago, I bought a pair of Vibram Five Fingers shoes and blogged about my thoughts. At that time, I was just using them for general wear, and for the gym. But I am an avid runner, and had not yet tried them out on the road. Well, I did try them once…

  • 20 Jobs Of The Future

    Here are twenty jobs we may be doing in the future, according to a new report. “Body-part maker,” anyone?

  • Cooking With Brad: Nourishing My Family As An Act Of Devotion

    I’ve always worked hard and poured a lot of myself into my career. Some years ago, I moved with my family to a new city for a new job. I immediately set about trying to prove myself by working long hours. It did not help that the culture at that office was to work long…

  • Today's Required Online Functional Literacy

    I’ve been thinking about workplace literacy lately. I’m thinking especially about professional offices (not so much the shop floor — my experience there is a lot older than my experience in front of a computer). It seems to me that we are in the midst of a major change in how work gets done. Again.…

  • New eBook: How To Promote Your Blog On Twitter And Facebook

    I’ve written a new Twitter eBook that describes step-by-step how to promote your blog on Twitter and Facebook.

  • Cooking With Brad: Super White Bread Recipe

    If you want to feel like Super Dad, just bake a loaf of bread for the family. Your home will fill with the sweet smell of a bakery, and will feel especially inviting. This bread recipe is a slight modification of “Neil’s Harbor White Bread” by Christa Bauman. Neil’s Harbor is in Nova Scotia, and…