Restorative Systems Change
Organizations operate within societal systems and also have systems within them. Looking through the interconnected lenses of restorative justice, trauma-informed and healing-centered practices, and organizational development, both types of systems can be transformed.
We support partners in shifting and transforming their organizational systems to become more supportive, restorative, accountable, and healing. By doing so, we bring about change internally that will then extend beyond organizational impact to become societal impact.
Culture shifts through sustained, intentional work require honest assessment, courageous leadership, and a commitment to repair as much as growth.
This work is a good fit if your organization is experiencing:
Widespread burnout, compassion fatigue, and/or low team morale
A culture that praises overwork and struggles to honor boundaries of time and energy
A disconnect between your stated values and the experience of day-to-day operations
High turnover or difficulty retaining talented staff, especially Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC) and/or disabled staff, or people who have raised concerns about organizational culture
“Professionalism” standards that center whiteness, neurotypicality, and/or nondisabled norms without questioning where those standards came from
Rapid growth or transition that your current systems aren't equipped to handle
Unclear accountability structures, where harm often goes unaddressed because no one knows whose job it is to name it, or where harm is met with sanctions.
Systems change offerings
Organizational Assessment
We start by listening. Through a comprehensive organizational assessment, we evaluate your processes, policies, staff experience, and alignment between mission and practice to identify what's working and where there are opportunities for meaningful, restorative change.
Repairing Harm within Organizations (Free tool)
When harm has occurred — intentionally or unintentionally through conflict, discrimination, or broken trust — punitive responses rarely lead to healing. We offer facilitated processes and frameworks for organizations ready to address harm in a way that centers accountability, repair, and restoration so that your organization can remain whole after harm.
Organizational Systems Change Framework
Not sure where to begin? This free tool helps you map out opportunities for systems change across your organization — from the policies that shape daily operations to the cultural norms no one talks about but everyone feels. Start thinking through what transformation could actually look like for your team.
For more free Restorative Systems Change resources, navigate to our Resources page.
COMING SOON
Action Plans for Organizational Systems Change
Customized action plans built around your specific context, challenges, and goals — available at five levels of change:
Individual — Supporting staff in understanding their role within larger systems and building personal sustainability practices
Team/Group — Strengthening team dynamics, communication, and shared accountability
Board — Aligning board dynamics, governance, and oversight with organizational values
Organization — Redesigning systems, policies, and processes at the structural level
Society — Situating your work within broader systemic context and advocating for restorative change beyond your walls
Burnout and wellbeing assessment
This honest assessment helps individuals and organizations understand the current state of wellbeing, what's contributing to it, and what it would actually take to improve. This is not just about identifying burnout, it's about building a path toward individual and organizational wellbeing.
Class, Burnout & Boundaries: Action Plan for Organizations to Reduce Turnover
Burnout happens at the intersection of workload, culture, identity, and systems. Who is burnt out and why? What norms around overwork are being rewarded? This action plan helps organizations take an honest look at the structural and cultural factors driving turnover and build a concrete roadmap toward a restorative workplace where people really want to stay.
Where this can lead
Board Development
If governance structures, board culture, or the board-staff dynamic is contributing to operational dysfunction or cultural harm.
Workshops & Trainings
If your team needs to build shared language and skills to sustain new systems and hold each other accountable through the transition.
