"direct insights" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to describe valuable knowledge that is gained by observing something firsthand. For example: "The executive's direct insights into customer needs helped shape the company's strategy for the upcoming year."
So many of his songs, if not autobiographical, have appeared to give direct insights into his childhood, his family, his town, his country.
Any information you can glean from the company website, reviews sites (such as Glassdoor) or direct insights from people you know, will help you fine-tune your application.
But a look at her service as solicitor general, the federal government's top appellate lawyer, provides unusually direct insights into how she would interact with her new colleagues were she appointed to the court.
"He was giving his students direct insights into the very subject matter that was inspiring his own art; the frosted cakes, cream pies, lollipops and the trays of herring and sardines he was transforming, through the skilled application of paint onto canvas, into the most tactile and sensuous visual compositions imaginable".
Metamorphic rocks that have undergone rehydration offer unique and direct insights into geofluid behavior.
There are however no direct insights into how CRT acts on the reward system in the human brain.
Some start-ups are looking for direct insight into the company, or a formal partnership.
Sometimes, there is direct insight from people with dementia, such attendeees of last year's 24th Alzheimer Europe conference in Glasgow.
"We need to have direct insight into what they have found and the justification for saying the devices are now safe," he said.
They also worked with professional filmmakers to create a recruitment video that provided direct insight into what it's like to work in care.
Furthermore, Gillard is also often in the US, speaking publicly, and is able to give the American media direct insight into her time in office.
