I want to measure the impacts of my initiative on governance…
…by assessing its impact policy

Aggregate indicator title	Shift in policy and regulations
Description	Changes observed outside the communities of interest and practice themselves
Domain	Governance
Qualitative/Quantitative	Quantitative & Qualitative
Primary/Secondary data	Primary and Secondary data
Source of data	Primary: Participants Secondary: Publicly available data sources e.g. project deliverables and publications
Time series	Not specified
Unit of measurement (observation)	Absolute values & nominal
Unit of analysis	Project/Initiative
Analytical level (logic model)	Context, output, outcome, impact
Links with indicators in other domains	N/A
Data collection method(s)	Citizen scientists’ self-reports via surveys/questionnaires, focus groups, journaling, public data sources
Data collection item(s)	Broad question: Have there been policy changes as a result of the intervention?
Indicator building	New or modified service or programmes Changes in policies, such as a new or modified policy
Availability of data	Low
Feasibility	Moderately resource demanding
Comments/caveats
Source of indicator definition	Woods et al. (2016)