I saw a similar question but that is very negative: Is there a word for someone who tends to find faults in others?
I am looking for a term for someone who has the skills to determine the main problems, who can look at complex systems and point out the (main) flaws and (ideally) has the moral integrity to keep personal advantages out of her judgement and the guts to voice his opinion.
The word could be a noun, a verb or even an adjective:
- they called in a <….> to help analyze the problem
- Alice was very good at <…>, so she was uninvited from the meeting because hearing the truth was not what they wanted.
The "outsider" from the Disney Method does fit here, but I guess if people are not familiar with the method, the word would have a very misleading meaning.
I guess, a "consultant" is someone who does this, but the term is a bit too broad.
If there is no word for this, a phrase would be useful here, as well.
Best Answer
Upon searching synonyms for 'problem-solver,' which doesn't have the negative connotation that 'problem-finder' or 'nitpicker' have, and selecting thesaurus.com, the website takes on 'problem-solving' as an adjective and proceeds to offer synonyms for the same. From here, there are a lot of options that may fit the bill as a noun with a little tweaking. For example:
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As a phrase/adjective, you may want to use one of the following:
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I also agree with @M i ech, troubleshooting and iterations constructive criticism and insight may also fit.
In my word hunt, I found no specific word for what you're looking for, but I hope the above suggestions may help you.