The D-LEARNING project aimed to adapt and transfer the Design Thinking methodology into adult learning institutions, providing educators with a practical, human-centred approach to develop high-quality learning opportunities and educational products (such as didactic materials, e-learning environments, educational games and more). By introducing Design Thinking as a structured, creative problem-solving process, the project supported adult education providers in making their offers more usable, relevant and attractive for learners, and strengthened European adult learning networks in the joint development of educational products and Erasmus+ project results.

The project sought to familiarise adult educators and decision makers with Design Thinking and to translate this innovation methodology into the context of adult education. Its main objectives were to improve the effectiveness and acceptance of adult learning offers through a deeper understanding of learners’ needs, to enable partners to co-create educational products in a systematic and results-oriented way, and to provide the sector with practical tools in multiple languages that make Design Thinking accessible and transferable across different institutional and national contexts.