Speaking Diplomatically Episode 2: The power of suggestion: How to monitor influencing and diplomacy interventions

After a great response to episode 1, we are excited to share the second episode in our brand new Integrity Matters podcast series, Speaking Diplomatically. Hosted by CEO and founder Anthony Ellis, over four weeks our expert team are sharing and discussing approaches for the monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) of influencing and diplomacy (I&D) interventions.

In 2025 we have successfully showcased our toolkit for theorising, monitoring, and evaluating in a difficult-to-evidence sector at the UK Evaluation Society conference and in a tailored webinar. Now we are bringing busy audiences the opportunity to dive into this complex topic through four 15-minute episodes. 

Episode 2: The power of suggestion: How to monitor influencing and diplomacy interventions,  features Integrity MEL experts Niki Wood and Lamia Renaud discussing the collection and analysis of data over time, to track change emerging as a result of I&D interventions. 

In the episode Anthony refers to a visual example of how we combine an outcome diary with self-signification, which you can view here. We use the term 'self-signification' in-line with the Voices that Count use and application of it in their SenseMaker work.

Look out for the rest of the series, launching here every Wednesday:

• 3 December – I came, I saw, I coded: Data science approaches for I&D interventions
• 10 December – Building bridges and testing load bearing capacity: Evaluation methods for I&D intervention.