anneknock phd
engagement · culture · place
alignment by design
Alignment by Design
Design is my methodology.
Making complex connections between engagement, culture, and place. Making strategic decisions that shape your future.Nothing is left to chance; everything serves your purpose:
An engaged community — the heart of your vision and mission
A thriving culture — your people live your values
Purposeful places — the physical environment, shaped to serve both
These are held in alignment by a clear identity and intentional systems, so that transformation is coherent, regenerative, and enduring.
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I write Alignment by Design on Substack — engagement, culture and place, in sync, for leaders, architects, and educators doing the real work.
Who I work with
Schools · For-Purpose Organisations · You
I work with boards and executive teams to reach a shared identity — articulating your strategic vision, mission, and values.
From there, I support you to navigate complexity: enabling an engaged community, growing a thriving culture, and creating purposeful places — all held in alignment by intentional systems.
I also mentor leaders navigating change — a thinking partner and critical friend through complexity.
And when vision needs to take physical form, I engage with architects and designers to translate strategy into spatial reality.
How I work
Guiding leadership teams through complex decisions about learning, culture, and place, so that what gets built, designed, or transformed actually serves the people it's meant for.
Partnering with you to co-create strategic direction that is vision-led, values-driven, and community-held. A living artefact that will set direction and shape human connection to inspire an exciting future.
Keynotes and presentations that challenge assumptions, open new conversations, and offer a framework for thinking differently about alignment, design, and transformation.
If you're interested in working together, I'd love to hear from you. [Get in touch →]
School by Design
A practical and conceptual guide for leaders navigating the intersection of learning, culture, and place. Whether you're planning a new build, reimagining an existing space, or shifting the culture of your organisation, this book gives you a framework and the tools to do it with intention.
Get your copy — $39.95 (incl GST) + postage. Contact me →
I’ve just finished reading your new book - it’s fantastic! I read it cover to cover today. It’s such a great mix of big-picture inspiration and practical tools that really help bring the ideas to life. It feels like a guide for what’s next in shaping our school into a truly thriving ecosystem of learning.
Sarah Chambers, Principal, Adelaide Botanic HS
