1. A system, comprising: a processing unit; and a memory unit that stores instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to perform operations comprising monitoring a plurality of events for anomalies, wherein each of the plurality of events can impact a policy participation level of an active feedback instance operating in a runtime, wherein the active feedback instance comprises an intentional, directed feedback loop that can be utilized to effect a policy in a cloud computing environment, in response to detecting an anomaly within the plurality of events, receiving an event associated with the anomaly, mapping the event to the policy, and determining a new policy participation level for the active feedback instance according to the policy.