The phrase "a valuable idea" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an idea that has significant worth or importance, often in a business or creative context.
Example: "After reviewing the proposals, I believe that implementing a mentorship program is a valuable idea for our organization."
Alternatives: "an important concept" or "a worthwhile suggestion."
In David Mamet's 1997 film, "The Spanish Prisoner," he played the possibly duplicitous boss of an inventor who has come up with a valuable idea.
The veil of ignorance is also a valuable idea when it comes to thinking about income inequality in America, particularly because so many winners in this country's winner-take-all-economy are so certain they fully deserve their good fortune.
Even if you overcome the first hurdle and generate a valuable idea or piece of research - how do you then sum it up in a way that will capture the interest of reviewers?
In fact, in the debate over the 2001 tax cuts, John McCain thought it was a valuable idea, saying that he was disappointed at the decision to cut the top tax rate from 39.6 per cent to 36 per cent, because it gave "generous tax relief to the wealthiest individuals of our country at the expense of lower- and middle-income American taxpayers".
The argument against winter storm names, in addition to it seeming like blatant ratings propaganda, has been that if names were truly a valuable idea for public awareness and storm safety, the Weather Channel would have collaborated with other organizations — most importantly the National Weather Service — before they launched the initiative in 2012.
So at least in one case he could separate a valuable idea from the framework in which it was expressed.
Self-regulated learning is a particularly valuable idea in college student success, with empirical research in this area indicating that students who exhibit high degrees of self regulation have higher rates of academic achievement as measured by persistence and grades (Boekaerts and Corno 2005).
In the Third World this is an especially valuable idea, because markets there are so much less competitive.
How do I fight groupthink and know when someone is on to a valuable, original idea?
Tease out his valuable idea, ask if he's okay with you mentioning it to others.
The panel offered a host of valuable ideas for improvement, including creation of a WHO center for emergency response and a contingency fund to support it.
