Knowledge Attitude and Awareness towards Brainstorming Technique among Undergraduate Dental Students in Khammam City

Dr. Javeriya Naaz; Dr. K. V. N. R. Pratap; Dr. T. Madhavi Padma; Dr. V. Srujan Kumar; Dr. Surbhit Singh

Dr. Javeriya Naaz Student, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
Dr. K. V. N. R. Pratap Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
Dr. T. Madhavi Padma Professor and HOD, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
Dr. V. Srujan Kumar Professor, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.
Dr. Surbhit Singh Senior Lecturer, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Mamata Dental College, Khammam, India.

Keywords: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication, Innovation, Idea generation, Free-thinking, Quantity over quality, Spontaneity

Abstract

Brainstorming is a group-based technique used to generate a wide range of ideas and solutions to a specific problem or challenge. It involves free-thinking, spontaneity, and a focus on quantity over quality, where participants are encouraged to think freely and generate as many ideas as possible without worrying about their feasibility or practicality. The technique fosters collaboration and teamwork, encouraging participants to build on and expand each other's ideas to create new and innovative solutions. By using brainstorming, teams, and organizations can tap into the collective creativity and knowledge of their members to generate innovative solutions and drive success.

The process typically involves defining the problem, generating and collecting ideas, and evaluating and prioritizing them. Overall, brainstorming is a useful technique for encouraging creative thinking, solving complex problems, and identifying innovative solutions and opportunities. brainstorming is a group-based technique used to generate a wide range of ideas and solutions to a specific problem or challenge.

It involves free-thinking, spontaneity, and a focus on quantity over quality, where participants are encouraged to think freely and generate as many ideas as possible without worrying about their feasibility or practicality. The technique fosters collaboration and teamwork, encouraging participants to build on and expand each other's ideas to create new and innovative solutions. By using brainstorming, teams, and organizations can tap into the collective creativity and knowledge of their members to generate innovative solutions and drive success. The process typically involves defining the problem, generating and collecting ideas, and evaluating and prioritizing them. Overall, brainstorming is a useful technique for encouraging creative thinking, solving complex problems, and identifying innovative solutions and opportunities.

Aim: To generate a wide range of creative and innovative ideas or solutions to a specific problem, challenge, or opportunity.

Objective

Generate a wide range of ideas: Brainstorming aims to produce as many ideas as possible without worrying about their feasibility or practicality.
Encourage creative thinking: Brainstorming stimulates creative thinking and helps participants think outside the box.
Foster collaboration and teamwork: Brainstorming brings people together, encouraging them to share ideas and build on each other's thoughts.
Solve complex problems: Brainstorming helps teams tackle complex problems and challenges by generating innovative solutions.

Identify innovative solutions and opportunities: Brainstorming aims to uncover new and innovative solutions, products, services, or processes.

Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 210 dental students, comprising 50 males (27.69%) and 160 females (72.31%), including 73 38 second-year BDS students, 51 third-year BDS students, 54 final-year BDS students, and 67 interns. The survey included 16 questions exploring Knowledge, attitude, and awareness towards the brainstorming technique among undergraduate dental students in Khammam city. Responses were analysed based on gender and year of study using a chi-square test, p value to identify statistical significant difference.

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