Good note-taking solution?

[EmmaStone]

Hi, My job involves having lots of meetings across various departments, referring back to my notes to identify action points and other follow up details. I've always just used an A4 notebook, but I'm just racing through them, and I'm wondering about a digital solution where I'm able to keep so much more detail in one place (whereas now, God forbid there's a note from an old notebook that I have to find). It's also not terribly secure (I deal with a fair amount of sensitive information).

I'm hoping there's a device where I'd be able to keep a track of my notes from my routine meetings, staff 1-1s, all my notes relating to each project in an easily. One of my colleagues uses a Remarkable tablet for her notes, I just wondered if anyone else used any good solutions?

AI?

I use OneNote and no longer paper at all. Laptop and across my IPAD too.

It is brilliantly easy to copy pages to other books and to insert links to websites etc.
I tend to ‘problem solve’, taking time to find out how to do something I want to do.
I find it easy as it really is like having a series of notebooks.

Play with it, plenty of youtube help.

The Lenovo M11 Tablet with a paper-feel screen protector. Much cheaper than the Remarkable, feels the same, and can be used for other purposes outside of work too (multifunctional!). You'd have a choice of notetaking apps, I like the LectureNotes app, as it lets you use the tablet just like a notebook. Or an ipad with the same kind of screen protector if you feel more confident using Apple.

Lenovo Tab M11 Android Tablet

Screen Protector (Paper Feel)

OP says she deals with lots of sensitive information, so no. Most companies tell people not to upload sensitive info into Chat GPT and the like.

I use a Kindle Scribe. If I didn't already have that, I'd possibly get a Remarkable.

The things I'd be concerned about when using a tech-based method of note-taking is security and back-up options. I can put a passcode on my Scribe, and I can email myself a pdf version of a notebook. (Yes, unfortunate things can also happen to a paper notebook, but at least it doesn't freeze or run out of battery.)

There are cheaper solutions, as noted by others, that are also multi-functional, but sometimes a dedicated piece of tech would be more useful.

I use an iPad and OneNote and it’s game changing. Everything stays within Microsoft 365 which is approved by my employer (I do have a work management profile on my iPad), it syncs to my laptop and my handwriting is searchable. I have a paper like screen protector.

DH tried a Remarkable but didn’t like that notes were just exported as separate PDFs.

Ive inspired a few colleagues to invest in an iPad too and they all rave about it too.

Thanks All

Hadn't thought of One Note, but my children use/d that at school. I'd really like to see how the solutions work in person, and (most importantly) how notes are filed - presumably that's up to me to devise a robust system.

But I already have an Ipad and pencil, so that might be a good first port of call. I'm going to speak to my colleague with the Remarkable who needs to take notes in a simialr way to me and see her system.

Honestly, you need one note.

Different folders for every workstream, searchable if you forget where you have saved something. It's brilliant

I use Notebook too.
You can add tags to the actions so you don't lose them.
You can drag paragraphs to the right place
It does writing to text
Attendees are copied from the outlook appointment
Attach docs

MS One Note 👌