Backloop Institute develops strategic and research-based approaches to address complex environmental challenges.

We take our name from ecology, where “the backloop” is the phase of reorganization and regeneration that systems experience in the wake of change.

In the backloop, systems and organizations find new ways to thrive. They try different solutions from those used in the past. They redefine the future.

Ecosystems, social systems, and institutions all experience these periods of regeneration. They are forced into action by change in the world around them, like the climate crisis. Or they embrace new ways of being, like reconciliation. Whether by force or by choice, forging new solutions that are effective and sustainable are never easy.

Backloop Institute clients navigate complex issues and uncertainty.

We draw on 60+ years of collective experience in public policy, learning, and leadership to help clients identify new solutions to environmental and organizational challenges. Our breadth of experience means we bring an informed, creative perspective to every project.

Backloop services include:

• policy analysis and recommendations

• policy briefs and discussion papers

• strategies

• case studies

• governance recommendations