Nurturing an online community is an interesting challenge to say the least, and no doubt if you are visiting this site regularly you probably at least have a passing interest in such initiatives.

Accredited members of the CE Network can participate in our online community, set up through Ning, to share experiences, ask questions and make new connections in the Network. It was set up originally by Matt Moore, and we've been working with Matt to maintain the momentum behind the group.

One of the recent efforts in that direction was the Cognitive Edge Film Festival, where practitioners could post short videos of past project experiences. First prize (as determined by popular vote in the Ning community) was a place on an upcoming CE accreditation course. Ron Donaldson took out top prize and the Network got five good videos from experienced practitioners. Hopefully more videos will get contributed over time as this sort of effort delivers classic network benefits ..

We'll keep working on ways to deliver more value through Ning to practitioners - all suggestions on how to do that are welcome, but the Ning forum would be the best place to make them!