By: Megan Walker, Director of Product Planning
D2L’s Product Idea Exchange (PIE) has long served as a vital channel for customers to share ideas and influence our roadmap. Your suggestions have contributed enhancements and features delivered in our monthly releases. Thank you for your valuable contributions in helping us build better learning experiences together.
Why We’re Making These Changes
We’re enhancing the PIE experience based on your feedback to make it easier to:
- Engage directly with D2L’s product team through dedicated review sessions and direct responses
- Receive faster updates on submitted ideas with status notifications and regular progress reports
- Gain visibility into how your feedback shapes our roadmap with transparent tracking from submission to implementation
What’s Changing?
PIE Transition Mode
Starting July 3, 2025, PIE will enter a transition phase as we implement these improvements. During this time, you’ll still be able to comment and vote on existing ideas, however new submissions will be temporarily paused while we build our enhanced workflow.
You can submit your new ideas when the enhanced PIE experience is launched on August 5th.
The current PIE system will remain available for commenting until August 31, after which it will be read-only for six months to ensure you can reference historical discussion threads.
Feedback Review Window
We’re reviewing existing PIE submissions to inform our updated workflows. To focus on ideas that matter most today, we’re inviting you to revisit past open submissions, regardless of age, and comment on those that remain relevant and valuable. The Ideas we're seeking feedback on are in the “Feedback Review Window” status. Please let us know why specific ideas are still important to your organization. Your feedback will help us prioritize what moves forward.
Timeline for the Transition
June 1 – August 31: Review period for commenting on items in the “Feedback Review Window” status that are still relevant to your organization. Email notifications will be disabled during this time to reduce noise as we transition.
July 3 – August 4: PIE enters transition mode, no new PIE items can be submitted, however voting and commenting remain active.
August 5: Launch of enhanced PIE workflow with improved features and functionality. New idea submissions resume with the updated experience.
September 1 – February 28, 2026: Legacy PIE becomes read-only for reference purposes, then archived and only available to D2L Product Management teams.
Figure: Timeline Visual of the Transition to Enhanced PIE.
What You Should Do Now
- Take advantage of the June 1 – August 31 review period to:
- Comment on existing ideas in the “Feedback Review Window” status that remain important to your organization
- Prepare for the enhanced experience launching in August
Learn More
We’ll share detailed information about the new PIE features and capabilities through multiple channels:
- D2L Fusion conference sessions in July 2025
- Updates shared in the Brightspace Community
- Direct communications to PIE participants
We’re excited to deepen our collaboration with you and build a more transparent, responsive PIE experience that better serves your needs and accelerates the delivery of features that matter most to your organization.