Digital Experience Collective

Professional Experience Communities

We all know there are hundreds of Slack groups, LinkedIn collectives, and meetups out there. But which ones actually make a real difference to your work, network, or learning?

Members: 10,000+

Paid: Free

Platform: Slack, website, and LinkedIn

Experiment Nation 


A global CRO community sharing experiments, salary reports, and practical insights. Slack group included.
Goal: "Continue to introduce new voices to the community"


What value do member say they get from this community?

New insights or knowledge, Access to experts, Professional network or collaborations


What’s the most valuable thing members gained from this community?

Networking and friendships


Why or why would you not recommend this community?

"It's a no-judgement, free community filled with access to amazing people"



https://www.experimentnation.com

Members: 1500+

Paid: Free

Platform: Website, and LinkedIn

Test & Learn Community


The Test & Learn Community (TLC)is a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering a collaborative environment for professionals in analytics, experimentation, UX, product, and marketing.With over 1,500 members, TLC emphasizes peer-to-peer learning, mentorship, and open discussions without sales pitches or gatekeeping.


What value do members say they get from this community?

  1. New insights or knowledge,
  2. Access to experts,
  3. Practical tips or case studies,
  4. New clients or freelance gigs


What’s the most valuable thing members gained from this community?

Get talking. Get your opinion out of your head and into
A platform of peers. Else you’ll never know where you stand and I’m having trouble figuring out where I belong.



https://testandlearn.community/

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Members: 1000+

Paid: Free

Platform: Slack

Women in Experimentation


1. Safe space.In the Women in Experimentation Slack are 1000+ people that identify as female or non-binary.
2. Give and take.Ask all the questions you want, get access to likes from our social media army, see vacancies from women in our field, but also help others by responding, sharing jobs within your company en meet up in real life if possible!
3. Our intention is... helping women get an 'unfair' advantage by connecting them together.


What’s the most valuable thing you’ve gained from this community?

So refreshing and everyone is very helpful!


Why would you recommend this community?

"There is a diverse mix of mediums to consume and participate in the community, from podcasts, long form videos, shorts, newsletter, books, a slack channel, moderated monthly virtual meet up sessions with participants from across the world."

  • Members: 14000+

  • Paid: Social pricingavailable from £24/month.

  • Platform: Web-based community

Women in CX

Unleashing the power of women in CX and technology.

The Women in CX Inner Circle is the world’s first community for women in customer experience and technology.


What is the most valuable thing members gained from this community?

"Knowledge Insights Connections"


Why would you recommend this community?

For individuals that have open minds and see value in online communities


https://womenincx.community/

CX Network


A content platform for CX leaders, offering webinars, reports, and a peer community.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Free registration

  • Platform:Web-based community with content access




Nielsen Norman Group


One of the most respected UX research and training companies in the world, founded by Jakob Nielsen and Don Norman.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Paid (training, certification)

  • Platform:Website with training and certification programs


Helio


Learn how to use UX metrics to guide your product decisions before you build.


Platform: LinkedIn


https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/helio/

CXL


A premium online education platform for growth, CRO, and digital marketing professionals.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Paid (starting at $295/month), with occasional $1 trial offers

  • Platform:CXL Institute platform with community forums


Conversion Stash


A curated directory of tools and resources for CRO professionals.

  • Members:Not applicable (resource directory)

  • Paid:Free

  • Platform:Website

CX Today


A media platform focused on customer experience, contact center, and CX technology news and trends.

  • Members:~40,000

  • Paid:Free

  • Platform:Online community via website and newsletter


https://www.cxtoday.com

CXM (Customer Experience Magazine)


A media platform focused on customer experience, contact center, and CX technology news and trends.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Free

  • Platform:Online magazine


https://cxm.world/

CCXP


A certification and membership platform for customer experience professionals, governed by CXPA.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Paid certification (e.g., $495–$645)

  • Platform:CXPA portal and learning platform


https://www.cxpa.org

XM Global Collaborative


Join a vibrant community of XM professionals, locally and globally. Gain valuable insights from industry leaders, address the business challenges of the day, and connect with practitioners to share knowledge and inspire innovation.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Paid >$180

  • Platform: Website / LinkedIn / Email


https://www.xmgc.org/

UXPA (User Experience Professionals Association)


A global association for UX professionals offering events, mentorship, and a strong community.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Varies by chapter; some may charge membership dues

  • Platform:Website and local chapters


https://uxpa.org

IxDA (Interaction Design Association)


An international community focused on interaction design with local chapters and an annual global conference.

  • Members:~150,000

  • Paid:Free

  • Platform:Website, local chapters, and conferences


https://ixda.org

DDMA (Data Driven Marketing Association)


Dutch association focused on data-driven marketing, with special interest groups in CRO and CX.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Paid membership

  • Platform:Website and events


https://ddma.nl/


CustomerFirst


CustomerFirst keeps you informed—both digitally and in print—on how to place the customer at the center across all channels and how to implement a customer-first mindset throughout your entire organization. In addition, this professional publication continuously provides insights into innovations in customer contact.


  • Members: Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid: Paid membership € 100,- per year

  • Platform:Website newsletter and events


https://customerfirst.nl/service/abonneren/


This is HCD


A podcast and learning platform focused on Human-Centered Design and service design.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Paid (€4/month)

  • Platform:Website, podcast, and private community


https://www.thisishcd.com

Customer Think


A global online community for business leaders focused on customer-centric strategies such as CX, CRM, and customer service.

  • Members:Not publicly disclosed

  • Paid:Free

  • Platform:Web-based community and content hub


https://customerthink.com/


Medium.com


A blogging platform where many UX/CX professionals and communities publish articles, guides and case studies.

  • Members:Not applicable (publishing platform)

  • Paid:Free to publish; $5/month for readers

  • Platform:Medium


https://medium.com

Measure Camp


An analytics-focused unconference held worldwide, popular among CRO, analytics, and UX pros.


https://www.measurecamp.org

Create New


Our mission is to create a safe space where creatives can unite in purpose and path. A space for creatives to collaborate, profit and belong.


https://hello.createnew.co/


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Members: 299

Paid:Free

Platform:MeetUp

Adelaide Design Thinking 


Our mission is to cultivate a collaborative environment where designers, product managers, technologists and thinkers from varied backgrounds can converge to tackle complex challenges, share insights, and drive positive change for individuals, businesses, and Australia.

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Members: 24.000+

Paid:Free

Platform: MeetUp and Slack

Lisbon Digital Nomads


We try to support local businesses and try to do many different types of events, sometimes business related, sometimes for volunteering and often times, just to have fun.

Every week, we organize casual meetups, co-working days, comedy nights, talks, workshops, panel discussions, open mic nights, dinners, volunteering events and a lot more!

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Members: 10.000+

Paid: Free

Platform: Slack

CRO Growth Hacks


Conversion rate optimization hacks for websites and landing pages

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Members: 6000+

Paid: Free

Platform: MeetUp, LinkedIn

AmsterdamUX


We bring together UX professionals to share the knowledge and get connected. We promote a peer-to-peer connection, it is created by the community for the community.


https://www.meetup.com/amsterdamux/