Many others, including independent MTs, are investing in digital equipment or generic C-phones. One company reports more than 1,200 doctors have purchased their text-production software using speech recognition, advisories and formats, and none kept their MTs as editors. Some MTs are using speech recognition for redictating, but other MTs who have used SR have gone back to keyboarding with abbreviations. There are several new abbreviation expanders for various word processors, and at least three new training sources for building a systematic, easily-remembered abbreviation system. Innovation Brainstorming is one of the best uses of on-line networking.
Ideas are contagious and stimulating.
Thinking in one area can carry over to other subjects. As new topics arise, new surveys and discussions are begun. Thoughtful discussion can bring focus that leads to action. Many seek answers to technical, business, ethical, and home problems. Breaking out of isolation and receiving support can enable us to find our own answers, and there are often those who can guide us from their own experience with very similar situations.