Imagine you are an orchestra. Each instrument plays its own melody, but together they create a beautiful concert. That is alignment. It ensures that everything you do - from your personal choices to your work and the community you live in - works together as a harmonious whole.

• Personal alignment: This is like tuning your own instrument. It is about ensuring that what you think, feel and do is all in harmony. When you are aligned inside, you feel good and are at your best.
• Alignment with goals: This is like playing the right notes to make a song. It means that the steps you take and the support you get are all geared towards achieving your goals. Whether you are doing a project at work or pursuing a personal goal, everything clicks together.
• Environmental alignment: This is like making sure your instrument fits well with the rest of the orchestra. It's about making sure your actions and goals fit with the world around you - your workplace, your community, even the wider culture. When everything is in sync, everyone can create a beautiful symphony together.

In a well-tuned system:

1. People work together as a team to achieve goals.
2. Does everyone have the same view of what is important and what is not.
3. Are the rules and expectations clear and everyone is guided by them.
4. Do people feel valued and know that their contribution matters.
5. Are everyone's actions aligned with the larger mission and goals.

So, alignment is about finding harmony in what you do, how you do it, and where you do it. It is like a dance where everyone knows the same steps and moves together to the rhythm of the music.

The Logical Levels of Learning and Change are a useful framework for achieving alignment.