"Chart a direction" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe the act of deciding or creating a course of action or plan. For example: "The team had to come together and chart a direction that everyone could agree on if they wanted to get the project finished on time."
This process has not only provided assessment and refinement of current nutrition management and monitoring recommendations but also charted a direction for future studies.
A State of the Union address tends to follow a formula: take stock, take credit, chart a clear direction for the year ahead.
Governor Furukawa complained that the decision had fallen to him because Prime Minister Kan had failed to chart a clear direction on Japan's post-Fukushima energy future.
A 14-page proposal from the group, the Cuban American National Foundation, lays out what the document calls "a break from the past" that would "chart a new direction for U.S.-Cuba policy".
Kennedy, Jackson and others began to chart a new direction right away by suggesting -- speciously, as it turned out -- that President Eisenhower had allowed a "missile gap" to open between American and Soviet forces.
Its director and producer, Tony Abulu, and his financial backers say the film, "Doctor Bello," has the potential to chart a new direction for the booming Nigerian film industry half a world away.
To the Editor: Louise A. Mozingo and Christopher B. Leinberger's related Op-Ed articles chart a sound direction for the United States to rethink sprawl and re-center people and businesses.
After quoting Mr. Twain on cowardice, he challenged Congress to act bravely, saying, "If we are going to keep America exceptional, we have to chart a new direction for our country".
Mr. Kan, who took office just over a year ago, is also blamed for his perceived inability to chart a new direction for the nation, which was already gripped by economic and political stagnation before the triple disaster.
