:root {
            --navy: #051A3B;
            --navy-dark: #020C1F;
            --navy-light: #0A2855;
            --orange: var(--white);
            --orange-hover: var(--gray-medium);
            --white: #FFFFFF;
            --gray-light: #F4F6F9;
            --gray-medium: #E2E8F0;
            --gray-dark: #64748B;
            --text-main: #0F172A;
            --text-muted: #475569;
            --transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        * {
            margin: 0;
            padding: 0;
            box-sizing: border-box;
        }

        body {
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            color: var(--text-main);
            line-height: 1.45;
            background-color: var(--navy);
            -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
        }

        h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
            color: var(--navy);
            line-height: 1.2;
            font-weight: 800;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        p {
            font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
            margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 400;
        }

        a {
            text-decoration: none;
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        .container {
            max-width: 1280px;
            width: 100%;
            margin: 0 auto;
            padding: 0 24px;
        }

        /* Buttons */
        .btn {
            display: inline-block;
            padding: 13px 32px;
            font-size: 0.85rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-align: center;
            cursor: pointer;
            border-radius: 0px; /* Sharp corners like reference */
            transition: var(--transition);
            border: 2px solid transparent;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
        }

        .btn-primary {
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        .btn-primary:hover {
            background-color: var(--gray-medium);
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        .btn-secondary {
            background-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .btn-secondary:hover {
            background-color: var(--navy-light);
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .btn-outline {
            background-color: transparent;
            color: var(--white);
            border-color: var(--white);
        }

        .btn-outline:hover {
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        /* HEADER */
        header {
            padding: 8px 0;
            background-color: #00173C;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--navy-dark);
            position: sticky;
            top: 0;
            z-index: 100;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,0.1);
        }

        .header-content {
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .site-logo-link {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: flex-start;
            height: auto;
            overflow: visible;
            flex-shrink: 0;
        }

        .site-logo {
            width: 160px !important;
            height: auto !important;
            max-width: 100% !important;
            object-fit: contain;
            object-position: left center;
            transform: none;
            mix-blend-mode: normal;
            filter: brightness(3) contrast(1.5) drop-shadow(0 2px 8px rgba(255,255,255,0.3)) !important;
        }

        .footer-logo {
            width: 160px !important;
            height: auto !important;
            object-fit: contain;
            object-position: left center;
            filter: brightness(3) contrast(1.5) drop-shadow(0 2px 8px rgba(255,255,255,0.3)) !important;
        }

        .nav-links {
            display: flex;
            gap: 36px;
            list-style: none;
        }

        .nav-links a {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .nav-links a {
            position: relative;
        }

        .nav-links a:hover {
            color: var(--gray-medium);
        }

        .nav-links a.active {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .nav-links a.active::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            bottom: -6px;
            width: 16px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--white);
        }

        /* SECTION 1 - HERO */
        .hero {
            position: relative;
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.96) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.9) 42%, rgba(5,26,59,0.62) 72%, rgba(2,12,31,0.42) 100%),
                url('../images/homepage_decision_system_hero.png') center right / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            padding: 72px 0 78px;
            min-height: 0;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            overflow: hidden;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
        }

        .hero::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px),
                linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.05) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px);
            background-size: 72px 72px;
            opacity: 0.14;
        }

        .hero::after {
            content: none;
        }

        .hero-layout {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            display: block;
        }

        /* Compact proof strip beneath the hero CTAs */
        .hero-proof-strip {
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px 26px;
            max-width: 720px;
            margin-top: 32px;
            padding-top: 18px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
        }

        .hero-proof-strip span {
            position: relative;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            font-size: 0.72rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: 0.14em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .hero-proof-strip span + span::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: -14px;
            top: 50%;
            width: 1px;
            height: 11px;
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.28);
            transform: translateY(-50%);
        }

        .hero-proof-outcome {
            margin: 0 0 0 auto;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.74);
            font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.3;
        }

        /* INNER HERO */
        /* Shared height for every inner-page hero (About / Services / Insights / Contact).
           Content is vertically centered, so all four render identically despite
           different copy lengths. Home uses .hero and is unaffected. */
        .inner-hero {
            position: relative;
            background-image: url('../images/about_hero_bg.png');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            padding: 48px 0;
            min-height: 360px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            text-align: center;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .inner-hero {
                min-height: 0;
                padding: 44px 0;
            }
        }
        
        .inner-hero::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(5,26,59,0.85) 0%, rgba(5,26,59,0.6) 100%);
        }

        .inner-hero-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
        }
        
        .inner-hero h1 {
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.1vw, 2.65rem);
            color: var(--white);
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
        }

        .inner-hero p {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            color: var(--gray-light);
            margin: 0 auto;
            max-width: 640px;
        }

        .hero-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            max-width: 720px;
        }

        .hero-credibility {
            display: inline-flex;
            max-width: 620px;
            color: var(--white);
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
            border-left: 4px solid var(--white);
            padding: 13px 18px;
            margin-bottom: 22px;
            font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
            font-size: 1.06rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.46;
            box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(0,0,0,0.16);
        }

        .hero h1 {
            max-width: 620px;
            font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.3vw, 2.9rem);
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: var(--white);
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
            line-height: 1.06;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .hero-content > p:not(.hero-credibility) {
            font-size: 1.08rem;
            color: var(--gray-light);
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            max-width: 600px;
            line-height: 1.6;
            text-transform: none;
            letter-spacing: normal;
        }

        .hero-actions {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 16px;
        }

        .hero-actions .btn {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            line-height: 1.2;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .hero-actions .home-cta-button {
            margin-top: 0;
        }

        /* Section Settings */
        section {
            padding: 40px 0;
        }
        
        .section-header {
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 48px;
        }

        .section-header h2 {
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
            line-height: 1.2;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }

        .section-header p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            max-width: 680px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            font-size: 1.02rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        /* SECTION 2 - WHEN WE HELP */
        .when-we-help {
            position: relative;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 56%, #08244D 100%);
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .when-we-help::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 0;
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.045) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px),
                linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.035) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px);
            background-size: 76px 76px;
            opacity: 0.26;
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        .when-we-help .container {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .premium-section-header {
            max-width: 850px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            margin-bottom: 34px;
            position: relative;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .premium-section-header h2 {
            display: inline-block;
            position: relative;
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
            line-height: 1.12;
            letter-spacing: 0.01em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            margin-bottom: 0;
            padding-bottom: 14px;
        }

        .premium-section-header h2::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            bottom: 0;
            width: 56px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: currentColor;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            opacity: 0.9;
        }

        .premium-section-header p {
            max-width: 680px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
            font-size: 1.02rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }
        
        .when-we-help .section-header h2,
        .services-workflow-section .section-header h2,
        .services-outcomes-section .section-header h2,
        .section-kicker-light {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .section-kicker-light::before {
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.74);
        }

        .help-card-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 20px;
            align-items: stretch;
        }

        .cards-grid-4 {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
            gap: 24px;
        }

        .card-icon-box {
            background-color: var(--navy);
            padding: 27px 24px;
            border-top: 4px solid var(--white);
            text-align: left;
            box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(0,0,0,0.03);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }

        /* Dark-surface variant of the shared card system */
        .help-card {
            position: relative;
            height: 100%;
            min-height: 0;
            padding: 22px;
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.05);
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.16);
            border-top: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.9);
            box-shadow: none;
            transition: border-color 0.35s ease, background-color 0.35s ease;
        }

        .help-card:hover {
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.08);
            border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.28);
        }

        .card-icon-box svg {
            width: 48px;
            height: 48px;
            color: var(--white);
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        .help-card svg {
            width: 34px;
            height: 34px;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.92);
            padding: 7px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.22);
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.06);
        }

        .card-icon-box p {
            font-size: 1rem;
            color: var(--white);
            font-weight: 600;
            line-height: 1.5;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .help-card p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        /* SECTION 3 - INSIGHTS (Image Cards like reference "Our Services") */
        .insights {
            background-color: var(--navy);
        }

        .insights .section-header h2,
        .insights .section-header p {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .insights-section-header {
            max-width: 850px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            margin-bottom: 34px;
        }

        .insights-section-header h2 {
            display: inline-block;
            position: relative;
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
            line-height: 1.12;
            letter-spacing: 0.01em;
            padding-bottom: 14px;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
        }

        .insights-section-header h2::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 50%;
            bottom: 0;
            width: 56px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            transform: translateX(-50%);
        }

        .insights-section-header p {
            max-width: 680px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
            font-size: 1.02rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .cards-grid-3 {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 32px;
        }

        /* Home "Latest Insights" previews — restrained, preview-scale */
        .insights .cards-grid-3 {
            gap: 20px;
        }

        .home-insight-card {
            padding: 22px 22px 24px;
            background-color: var(--navy-dark);
            border-top: 3px solid var(--white);
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        .home-insight-card h3 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.3;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .home-insight-card p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.76);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .insights-view-all {
            text-align: center;
            margin-top: 32px;
        }

        .image-card {
            position: relative;
            height: 400px;
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            display: flex;
            align-items: flex-end;
            padding: 27px;
            overflow: hidden;
            border-radius: 8px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
        }

        .image-card::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
            background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(0,0,0,0) 20%, rgba(5,26,59,0.9) 100%);
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .image-card-content {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .image-card-content h3 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 1.25rem;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }

        .image-card-content p {
            color: var(--gray-light);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            margin-bottom: 0;
            display: none; /* Hide excerpt to match reference more closely */
        }

        /* SECTION 4 - WHAT WE DO */
        .what-we-do {
            background:
                linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #F8FAFC 100%);
            color: var(--navy);
            padding: 64px 0;
        }

        .what-we-do-grid {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .what-we-do-copy {
            max-width: 920px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            text-align: center;
            padding: 0;
            background-color: transparent;
            border: 0;
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        .section-kicker {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 12px;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 0.78rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: 0.16em;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        .section-kicker::before {
            content: '';
            width: 44px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--navy);
        }

        /* Light variant needs to outrank .section-kicker, which is declared later */
        .section-kicker.section-kicker-light {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .section-kicker.section-kicker-light::before {
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.74);
        }

        .premium-aligned-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.42fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
            gap: 72px;
            align-items: start;
        }

        .premium-aligned-grid-wide {
            grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, 0.3fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
            gap: 56px;
        }

        .premium-aligned-copy {
            position: sticky;
            top: 150px;
        }

        .premium-aligned-copy h2 {
            position: relative;
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 4vw, 4.25rem);
            line-height: 1.02;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin: 0;
            padding-top: 24px;
        }

        .premium-aligned-copy h2::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 54px;
            height: 3px;
            background-color: currentColor;
        }

        .premium-aligned-copy-dark h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
        }



        .what-we-do h3 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3vw, 3rem);
            line-height: 1.08;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 22px;
            text-transform: none;
        }
        
        .what-we-do-copy p {
            color: var(--navy);
            margin: 0 auto;
            max-width: 820px;
            font-size: 1.28rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.55;
            padding: 0;
        }

        .decision-panel {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 24px;
            width: 100%;
            background-color: transparent;
            border: 0;
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        .decision-item {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 22px;
            min-height: 230px;
            padding: 27px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.1);
            border-top: 4px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 18px 48px rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
        }

        .decision-item span {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            letter-spacing: 0.12em;
        }

        .decision-item p {
            color: var(--text-main);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.55;
            margin: 0;
        }

        /* SECTION 5 - INDUSTRIES WE SERVE */
        .industries {
            position: relative;
            background:
                linear-gradient(180deg, #FFFFFF 0%, #F8FAFC 58%, #EEF3F8 100%);
            color: var(--navy);
            text-align: left;
            padding: 64px 0;
        }

        .industries::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            right: 0;
            top: 0;
            height: 1px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, rgba(5,26,59,0.18), transparent);
        }

        .industries .container {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .industries .section-header {
            text-align: center;
        }

        .industries .section-header h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        .industries .section-header p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
        }

        .premium-section-header-dark p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
        }

        .industries-grid-editorial {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 80px 40px;
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .industry-editorial-card {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 24px;
            cursor: pointer;
        }

        .industry-image-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            height: 380px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            overflow: hidden;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
        }

        .industry-image-wrapper img {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover;
            object-position: center;
            transform: scale(1.45);
            transition: transform 1.2s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
        }

        .industry-editorial-card:hover .industry-image-wrapper img {
            transform: scale(1.52);
        }

        .industry-editorial-content {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 16px;
        }

        .industry-editorial-content h3 {
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin: 0;
            letter-spacing: -0.02em;
            position: relative;
            padding-bottom: 20px;
            font-weight: 700;
        }
        
        .industry-editorial-content h3::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0; left: 0;
            width: 40px; height: 3px;
            background-color: var(--navy);
            transition: width 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.165, 0.84, 0.44, 1);
        }

        .industry-editorial-card:hover .industry-editorial-content h3::after {
            width: 100px;
        }

        .industry-editorial-content p {
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .home-industries-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
            gap: 20px;
            max-width: 1260px;
        }

        .home-industry-card {
            cursor: default;
            gap: 16px;
            min-height: 0;
            padding: 24px 22px 26px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.10);
            border-top: 3px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(5,26,59,0.04);
            overflow: hidden;
            position: relative;
            transition: box-shadow 0.35s ease, border-color 0.35s ease;
        }

        .home-industry-card:hover {
            box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
            border-color: rgba(5,26,59,0.18);
        }

        .home-industry-card .industry-icon {
            width: 42px;
            height: 42px;
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            color: var(--navy);
            background-color: #EEF3F8;
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.1);
        }

        .home-industry-card .industry-icon svg {
            width: 22px;
            height: 22px;
        }

        .home-industry-card .industry-editorial-content {
            gap: 10px;
            padding: 0;
            min-height: 0;
            position: relative;
        }

        .home-industry-card .industry-editorial-content::before {
            display: none;
        }

        .home-industry-card .industry-editorial-content h3 {
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            padding-bottom: 0;
            line-height: 1.25;
            margin-top: 0;
        }

        .home-industry-card .industry-editorial-content h3::after {
            display: none;
        }

        .home-industry-card:hover .industry-editorial-content h3::after {
            width: 0;
        }

        .home-industry-card .industry-editorial-content p {
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
        }

        .home-cta-button,
        .footer-cta-button {
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .home-cta-button {
            margin-top: 24px;
        }

        .footer-cta-button {
            padding: 10px 18px;
            font-size: 0.76rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
        }

        /* SECTION 6 - FINAL CTA */
        .final-cta {
            position: relative;
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at 82% 18%, rgba(255,255,255,0.12) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 28%),
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 0%, rgba(5,26,59,0.86) 52%, rgba(2,12,31,0.92) 100%),
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            color: var(--white);
            text-align: center;
            padding: 102px 0;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .final-cta .container {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .final-cta h2 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
            text-shadow: 0 2px 18px rgba(0,0,0,0.35);
        }

        .final-cta p {
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            margin-bottom: 40px;
            max-width: 800px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            text-shadow: 0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,0.28);
        }

        /* Compact closing CTA — headline stays below the primary page headline */
        .home-final-cta,
        .about-final-cta,
        .services-final-cta,
        .insights-final-cta {
            padding: 48px 0;
        }

        .home-final-cta h2,
        .about-final-cta h2,
        .services-final-cta h2,
        .insights-final-cta h2 {
            max-width: 760px;
            margin: 0 auto 22px;
            font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 2.4vw, 1.95rem);
            line-height: 1.28;
            text-transform: none;
        }



        /* SECTION 7 - FOOTER */
        .footer {
            background-color: #00173C;
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 85px 0 40px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.05);
        }

        .footer-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1.5fr;
            gap: 80px;
            margin-bottom: 80px;
        }

        .footer-logo-wrap {
            width: 160px;
            height: auto;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
            overflow: visible;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: flex-start;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
        }

        .footer-logo {
            width: 170px;
            height: auto;
            object-fit: contain;
            object-position: left center;
            transform: none;
            mix-blend-mode: normal;
        }

        .footer h4 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
            letter-spacing: 0.05em;
        }

        .footer p, .footer a {
            color: #94a3b8;
            font-weight: 500;
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            transition: var(--transition);
            line-height: 1.45;
        }

        .footer a:hover {
            color: var(--white);
            padding-left: 5px;
        }

        /* Quiet utility link — the closing CTA section carries the primary conversion */
        .footer a.footer-cta-button {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 8px;
            width: auto;
            max-width: 100%;
            padding: 2px 0;
            background-color: transparent;
            border: 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.30);
            color: var(--white) !important;
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.3;
            letter-spacing: 0.03em;
            text-align: left;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .footer a.footer-cta-button:hover {
            background-color: transparent;
            border-bottom-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--white) !important;
            padding-left: 0;
        }

        .footer-links {
            list-style: none;
        }

        .footer-links li {
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }

        .footer-bottom {
            padding-top: 40px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            display: flex;
            justify-content: space-between;
            font-size: 0.8rem;
            color: #64748b;
        }

        /* Responsive Design */
        @media (max-width: 1024px) {
            .hero h1 { font-size: 2.45rem; }
            .what-we-do-grid {
                gap: 42px;
            }
            .decision-panel {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
            }
            .premium-aligned-grid,
            .premium-aligned-grid-wide {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 42px;
            }
            .premium-aligned-copy {
                position: static;
            }
            .premium-section-header h2,
            .insights-section-header h2 {
                font-size: 1.65rem;
            }
            .home-industries-grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
            }
            .cards-grid-4, .industries-grid, .industries-grid-editorial { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
            .nav-links { display: none; }
            .site-logo-link { width: 150px; height: 110px; }
            .site-logo { width: 102px; }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .hero {
                padding: 56px 0 60px;
                background:
                    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.95) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.88) 100%),
                    url('../images/homepage_decision_system_hero.png') center / cover no-repeat,
                    linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            }
            .hero h1 { font-size: 2.1rem; }
            .hero-credibility { max-width: 100%; }
            .hero-proof-outcome {
                margin-left: 0;
                flex-basis: 100%;
            }
            .what-we-do {
                padding: 48px 0;
            }
            .what-we-do-copy {
                padding: 0;
            }

            .what-we-do-copy p {
                padding: 0;
                font-size: 1.1rem;
            }
            .decision-panel {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .decision-item {
                gap: 10px;
                min-height: 0;
                padding: 20px;
            }
            .premium-section-header,
            .insights-section-header {
                margin-bottom: 26px;
            }
            .premium-section-header h2 {
                font-size: 1.6rem;
            }
            .insights-section-header h2 {
                font-size: 1.6rem;
            }
            .premium-section-header p {
                font-size: 0.98rem;
            }
            .insights-section-header p {
                font-size: 0.98rem;
            }
            .premium-aligned-grid,
            .premium-aligned-grid-wide {
                gap: 30px;
            }
            .premium-aligned-copy h2 {
                font-size: 2.3rem;
            }
            .help-card {
                padding: 20px;
            }
            .industries {
                padding: 48px 0;
            }
            .home-industry-card .industry-editorial-content {
                min-height: 0;
                padding: 0;
            }
            .cards-grid-3, .cards-grid-4, .industries-grid, .industries-grid-editorial { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
            .hero-actions { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
            .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
            .footer-bottom { flex-direction: column; gap: 24px; text-align: center; }
            .about-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
            .about-intro-graphic { order: -1; }
            .site-logo-link { width: 118px; height: 94px; }
            .site-logo { width: 86px; height: auto; }
            .header-content > div:last-child {
                gap: 10px !important;
            }
            .header-content > div:last-child > a:first-child,
            .header-content > div:last-child > div {
                display: none !important;
            }
            .header-content > div:last-child .btn {
                padding: 8px 14px !important;
                font-size: 0.72rem;
                white-space: nowrap;
            }
            .footer-logo {
                width: 150px;
                height: auto;
            }
            .footer-logo-wrap {
                width: 180px;
                height: auto;
            }
        }

        /* ABOUT PAGE STYLES */
        .about-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 60px;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .founder-section {
            background-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--text-main);
            padding: 85px 0;
        }

        .founder-section h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .founder-section p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            margin-bottom: 24px;
            line-height: 1.7;
        }

        .about-intro-graphic {
            background-color: var(--navy);
            padding: 34px;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(5,26,59,0.15);
            aspect-ratio: 1/1;
            max-width: 450px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .founder-redesign-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr;
            gap: 80px;
            align-items: center;
        }

        .founder-image-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            max-width: 450px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            display: flex;
        }

        .image-offset-bg {
            position: absolute;
            top: -20px;
            right: -20px;
            bottom: 20px;
            left: 20px;
            background-color: var(--gray-light);
            border-radius: 24px;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .founder-headshot {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            width: 100%;
            display: block;
            border-radius: 24px;
            box-shadow: -15px 15px 40px rgba(5,26,59,0.12);
            aspect-ratio: 4/5;
            object-fit: cover;
            object-position: top center;
        }
        
        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .founder-redesign-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 60px;
            }
        }

        /* SERVICES PAGE STYLES */
        .services-intro {
            padding: 85px 0;
            background-color: var(--white);
            text-align: center;
        }

        .services-intro p {
            font-size: 1.35rem;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            line-height: 1.8;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

        .capability-card {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 40px 32px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(5,26,59,0.06);
            border-top: 4px solid var(--navy);
            transition: var(--transition);
        }

        .capability-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-10px);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(5,26,59,0.12);
            border-top-color: var(--navy);
        }

        .capability-card h3 {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        .capability-card p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .timeline-container {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 40px;
            position: relative;
        }

        .timeline-step {
            position: relative;
            padding-top: 40px;
        }

        .timeline-step::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 15px; left: 0;
            width: 100%; height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--gray-medium);
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .timeline-step:last-child::before {
            display: none;
        }

        .timeline-number {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0; left: 0;
            width: 32px; height: 32px;
            background-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--white);
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-weight: 700;
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            z-index: 2;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px var(--white);
        }

        .timeline-step h3 {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }

        .timeline-step p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            line-height: 1.7;
        }

        .deliverables-section {
            background-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 85px 0;
        }

        .deliverables-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
            gap: 40px;
        }

        .deliverable-item {
            display: flex;
            gap: 20px;
            align-items: flex-start;
        }

        .deliverable-icon {
            width: 32px; height: 32px;
            flex-shrink: 0;
            background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            color: var(--white);
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
        }

        .deliverable-content p {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            line-height: 1.45;
            margin: 0;
            font-weight: 500;
        }

        .engagement-card {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 40px 32px;
            border-radius: 8px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(5,26,59,0.06);
            text-align: center;
            height: 100%;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .engagement-card h3 {
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            color: var(--navy);
            margin-bottom: 24px;
            padding-bottom: 24px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gray-medium);
        }

        .engagement-card p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            line-height: 1.7;
            margin-bottom: 32px;
            flex-grow: 1;
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .timeline-container, .deliverables-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }
            .timeline-step::before {
                display: none;
            }
        }

        /* SERVICES PAGE REFINEMENTS */
        .services-hero {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.98) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 42%, rgba(5,26,59,0.72) 70%, rgba(2,12,31,0.5) 100%),
                url('../images/services_hero_decision_planning.png') center right / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            justify-content: flex-start;
            text-align: left;
        }

        .services-hero::before {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px),
                linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.05) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px),
                linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0 58%, rgba(255,255,255,0.08) 58% 59%, rgba(255,255,255,0) 59%);
            background-size: 72px 72px;
            opacity: 0.22;
        }

        .services-hero-layout {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
            align-items: center;
            gap: 0;
        }

        .services-hero .inner-hero-content {
            max-width: 880px;
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin: 0;
            padding-left: 24px;
            border-left: 4px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.86);
        }

        .services-hero h1 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.1vw, 2.65rem);
            line-height: 1.14;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
            max-width: 780px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .services-hero p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.84);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.62;
            max-width: 640px;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .services-hero-visual {
            display: none;
            position: relative;
            min-height: 260px;
            padding: 22px;
            border-top: 4px solid var(--white);
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.18) 0 1px, transparent 1px 100%),
                linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.14) 0 1px, transparent 1px 100%),
                linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.13), rgba(255,255,255,0.05));
            background-size: 54px 54px, 54px 54px, auto;
            box-shadow: 0 24px 54px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .services-hero-visual::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            inset: 14px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
            pointer-events: none;
        }

        .services-hero-visual::after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 36px;
            right: 36px;
            top: 52%;
            height: 2px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.2), rgba(255,255,255,0.82), rgba(255,255,255,0.2));
            box-shadow:
                0 -72px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.14),
                0 72px 0 rgba(255,255,255,0.14),
                68px -72px 0 -1px rgba(255,255,255,0.52),
                150px 0 0 -1px rgba(255,255,255,0.68),
                232px 72px 0 -1px rgba(255,255,255,0.52);
        }

        .services-intro-panel {
            background-color: #F8FAFC;
            padding: 49px 0;
        }

        .services-intro-copy {
            max-width: 960px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .services-intro-copy > h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 2.35rem;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .services-intro-copy p {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.24rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.62;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .services-capabilities-section,
        .selected-work-section {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 52px 0;
        }

        .services-capability-grid,
        .process-sequence,
        .services-outcomes-grid,
        .selected-work-grid,
        .engagement-options-list {
            max-width: 1180px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
        }

        .services-capabilities-section .section-header,
        .services-workflow-section .section-header,
        .services-outcomes-section .section-header,
        .selected-work-section .section-header,
        .engagement-options-section .section-header {
            max-width: 1180px;
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            text-align: left;
        }

        .services-workflow-section .section-header p,
        .services-outcomes-section .section-header p {
            margin-left: auto;
            margin-right: auto;
            max-width: 640px;
            font-size: 1rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .services-workflow-section .section-header p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
        }

        /* One heading scale across all six blocks, well below the hero */
        .services-capabilities-section .section-header h2,
        .services-workflow-section .section-header h2,
        .services-outcomes-section .section-header h2,
        .selected-work-section .section-header h2,
        .engagement-options-section .section-header h2 {
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
            line-height: 1.2;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 0;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .services-capabilities-section .section-header h2,
        .selected-work-section .section-header h2,
        .engagement-options-section .section-header h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        .services-workflow-section .section-header h2 {
            margin-bottom: 14px;
        }

        .services-capabilities-section .section-header {
            text-align: center;
        }

        .services-workflow-section .section-header,
        .services-outcomes-section .section-header,
        .selected-work-section .section-header,
        .engagement-options-section .section-header {
            text-align: center;
        }

        .services-capability-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 20px;
            align-items: stretch;
        }

        .service-capability-card {
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            height: 100%;
            padding: 24px 22px 26px;
            background-color: #F8FAFC;
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.10);
            border-top: 3px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(5,26,59,0.04);
            text-align: left;
        }

        /* Title dominant, paragraph regular body, "What you get" a small label */
        .service-capability-card h3 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .service-capability-card > p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
        }

        .capability-output {
            margin-top: auto;
            padding-top: 16px;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-medium);
        }

        .capability-output span {
            display: block;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 0.68rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .capability-output p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin: 0;
            text-align: left;
        }

        .services-workflow-section {
            background-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 48px 0;
        }

        /* Deliverables read tighter than the capability section above */
        .services-outcomes-section {
            background-color: var(--navy-dark);
            padding: 40px 0;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.10);
        }

        .services-workflow-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
            gap: 72px;
        }

        .services-workflow-grid h2 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 2.25rem;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .section-lead {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
            font-size: 1.1rem;
            line-height: 1.55;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
        }

        .workflow-column {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
        }

        .process-list,
        .deliverables-list-premium {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 24px;
            margin-top: 12px;
        }

        /* Compact three-step sequence, not three text panels */
        .process-sequence {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 16px;
        }

        .process-item-premium {
            display: flex;
            gap: 24px;
            padding: 18px 20px 20px;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.06), rgba(255,255,255,0.01));
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            transition: border-color 0.3s ease, background 0.3s ease;
            text-align: left;
        }

        .process-item-premium:hover {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.09), rgba(255,255,255,0.03));
            border-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.25);
        }

        .process-step {
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.42);
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: 0.14em;
        }

        .process-number {
            font-size: 2.2rem;
            font-weight: 900;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.15);
            line-height: 1;
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            transition: var(--transition);
        }

        .process-item-premium:hover .process-number {
            color: var(--white);
        }

        .process-content h3 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .process-content p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.78);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .deliverable-card {
            display: flex;
            gap: 14px;
            align-items: flex-start;
            padding: 14px 16px;
            background: rgba(0,0,0,0.15);
            border-left: 3px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
            transition: var(--transition);
            text-align: left;
        }

        .deliverable-card:hover {
            border-left-color: var(--white);
            background: rgba(0,0,0,0.25);
        }

        .deliverable-icon {
            flex-shrink: 0;
            width: 26px;
            height: 26px;
            color: var(--white);
            background: rgba(255,255,255,0.1);
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            padding: 5px;
        }
        
        .deliverable-card p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.82);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            line-height: 1.55;
            margin: 0;
            padding-top: 2px;
        }

        .selected-work-section {
            background-color: #F8FAFC;
        }

        .services-outcomes-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 12px;
        }

        .selected-work-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
            gap: 20px;
            align-items: stretch;
        }

        .selected-work-card {
            position: relative;
            height: 100%;
            padding: 22px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.10);
            border-top: 3px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(5,26,59,0.04);
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            transition: box-shadow 0.25s ease, border-color 0.25s ease;
            text-align: left;
        }

        .selected-work-card::after {
            content: none;
        }

        .selected-work-card:hover {
            border-color: rgba(5,26,59,0.18);
            box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
        }

        /* Sector reads as the eyebrow, outcome as the title — hierarchy, not size */
        .selected-work-card span {
            display: block;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.68rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: 0.12em;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .selected-work-card h3 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .selected-work-card p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin: 0;
        }

        /* White here so it reads as a distinct block from Selected Work above */
        .engagement-options-section {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 52px 0;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
        }

        .engagement-options-list {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 8px;
        }

        .engagement-option {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.6fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
            gap: 0;
            align-items: stretch;
            padding: 13px 22px;
            background-color: #F8FAFC;
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
            border-left: 3px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: none;
            text-align: left;
        }

        /* Modest alternation differentiates the three without extra size or copy */
        .engagement-option:nth-child(even) {
            background-color: var(--white);
            border-left-color: rgba(5,26,59,0.45);
        }

        .engagement-option h3 {
            align-self: center;
            padding-right: 20px;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin: 0;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        /* Divider sits on the description so it spans the full row height */
        .engagement-option p {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            padding-left: 20px;
            border-left: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.14);
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .services-cta-button {
            margin-top: 20px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .services-capability-grid,
            .process-sequence,
            .services-workflow-grid,
            .services-outcomes-grid,
            .selected-work-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .services-hero-layout {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 34px;
            }

            .services-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.15rem;
            }

            .engagement-option {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 8px;
            }

            .engagement-option h3 {
                padding-right: 0;
            }

            .engagement-option p {
                display: block;
                padding-left: 0;
                border-left: 0;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .services-hero {
                background:
                    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.98) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.95) 100%),
                    url('../images/services_hero_decision_planning.png') center right / cover no-repeat,
                    linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            }

            .services-hero-visual {
                padding: 16px;
            }

            .services-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2rem;
            }

            .services-hero .inner-hero-content {
                padding-left: 18px;
            }

            .services-hero p,
            .services-intro-copy p {
                font-size: 1.08rem;
            }

            .services-intro-panel,
            .services-capabilities-section,
            .services-workflow-section,
            .services-outcomes-section,
            .selected-work-section,
            .engagement-options-section {
                padding: 40px 0;
            }

            .services-intro-copy > h2,
            .services-capabilities-section .section-header h2,
            .selected-work-section .section-header h2,
            .engagement-options-section .section-header h2,
            .services-workflow-grid h2 {
                font-size: 1.85rem;
            }

            .engagement-option {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 10px;
                padding: 18px;
            }
        }

        /* CONTACT PAGE REFINEMENTS */
        .contact-hero {
            background-image: url('../images/public_sector_actual.jpg');
            background-size: cover;
            background-position: center;
            justify-content: flex-start;
            text-align: left;
        }

        .contact-hero::before {
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.88), rgba(5,26,59,0.58));
        }

        /* Matches the Services / Insights hero treatment */
        .contact-hero .inner-hero-content {
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin: 0;
            padding-left: 24px;
            border-left: 4px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.86);
        }

        .contact-hero h1 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.1vw, 2.65rem);
            line-height: 1.14;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            max-width: 780px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .contact-hero p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.84);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.62;
            max-width: 640px;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .contact-intake-section {
            background-color: #F8FAFC;
            padding: 48px 0;
        }

        /* Supporting column narrow, form column dominant — the form is the action area */
        .contact-layout {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, 400px) minmax(0, 1fr);
            gap: 44px;
            align-items: start;
        }

        .contact-main .eyebrow-row,
        .contact-next-steps .eyebrow-row {
            justify-content: flex-start;
            margin-bottom: 22px;
        }

        /* Alternative pathways, not sequential steps — deliberately unnumbered.
           Only .next-step carries numbers, because those are a real sequence. */
        .contact-pathways {
            display: grid;
            gap: 10px;
        }

        .contact-pathway-card {
            display: block;
            padding: 18px 20px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
            border-left: 3px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        /* Names the channel ("Readiness form" / "Email") — never the action. The
           "Start a Readiness Conversation" CTA wording appears once on the page, on
           the form's submit button, so one action is not restated at two levels. */
        .contact-pathway-card h3 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.02rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .contact-pathway-card p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin: 0;
        }

        /* Quiet text link — the form's submit button stays the page's primary CTA */
        .contact-pathway-card a {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-top: 10px;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.22);
        }

        .contact-pathway-action {
            padding: 1px 0;
            border: 0;
            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.22);
            background-color: transparent;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            line-height: 1.3;
            text-align: left;
            transition: border-color 0.2s ease;
        }

        .contact-pathway-action:hover {
            background-color: transparent;
            border-bottom-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--navy);
        }

        .contact-next-steps {
            margin-top: 32px;
        }

        /* Numbers retained here — these communicate a real sequence */
        .next-step {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr;
            gap: 14px;
            padding: 12px 0;
            border-top: 1px solid var(--gray-medium);
        }

        .next-step span {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            width: 24px;
            height: 24px;
            background-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--white);
            font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.72rem;
            font-weight: 800;
        }

        .next-step h3 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 0.98rem;
            line-height: 1.3;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 4px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .next-step p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.9rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .contact-form-panel {
            background-color: var(--white);
            border-top: 4px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 14px 36px rgba(5,26,59,0.08);
            padding: 28px;
        }

        .contact-form-panel h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.15rem;
            line-height: 1.3;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 8px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .contact-form-panel > p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        .contact-form {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            gap: 14px;
        }

        .contact-form label {
            display: block;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 800;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            margin-bottom: 6px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .contact-form input,
        .contact-form textarea {
            width: 100%;
            padding: 10px 12px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.20);
            background-color: var(--white);
            color: var(--navy);
            font-family: 'Jost', sans-serif;
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.4;
            transition: border-color 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
        }

        /* Fixed height keeps every single-line field identical */
        .contact-form input {
            height: 42px;
        }

        .contact-form textarea {
            min-height: 104px;
            resize: vertical;
        }

        .contact-form input:focus,
        .contact-form textarea:focus {
            outline: none;
            border-color: var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(5,26,59,0.10);
        }

        .contact-main .eyebrow-row h2,
        .contact-next-steps .eyebrow-row h2 {
            font-size: 0.72rem;
        }

        .contact-submit-button {
            width: 100%;
            margin-top: 6px;
            padding: 12px 24px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .contact-layout {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 42px;
            }

            .contact-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.15rem;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .contact-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2rem;
            }

            .contact-hero p {
                font-size: 1rem;
            }

            .contact-hero .inner-hero-content {
                padding-left: 18px;
            }

            .contact-intake-section {
                padding: 40px 0;
            }

            .contact-pathway-card {
                padding: 16px 18px;
            }

            .contact-form-panel {
                padding: 22px 22px;
            }
        }

        /* INSIGHTS PAGE REFINEMENTS */
        .insights-hero {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.86) 54%, rgba(5,26,59,0.58) 100%),
                url('../images/insights_hero_ai.png') center / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            text-align: left;
        }

        .insights-hero::before {
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.42), rgba(5,26,59,0.18));
            opacity: 1;
        }

        .insights-hero .inner-hero-content {
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin: 0;
            padding-left: 24px;
            border-left: 4px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.86);
        }

        .insights-hero h1 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.1vw, 2.65rem);
            line-height: 1.14;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            max-width: 780px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .insights-hero p {
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.84);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.62;
            max-width: 640px;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .insights-page-section {
            background-color: #F8FAFC;
            padding: 48px 0;
        }

        /* Six tracks so each card spans two — gives a 3-up row, then a centered 2-up row */
        .insights-page-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(6, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 20px;
            align-items: stretch;
            max-width: 1080px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .insight-card {
            grid-column: span 2;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            height: 100%;
            padding: 22px;
            background-color: var(--white);
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.10);
            border-top: 3px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(5,26,59,0.04);
            text-align: left;
        }

        /* Offsetting the fourth card by one track centers the second row; the fifth follows it */
        .insight-card:nth-child(4) {
            grid-column: 2 / span 2;
        }

        .insight-card h3 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            line-height: 1.3;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .insight-card p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.92rem;
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.68;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .insights-page-section + .final-cta {
            background:
                radial-gradient(circle at 82% 18%, rgba(255,255,255,0.12) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 28%),
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 0%, rgba(5,26,59,0.86) 52%, rgba(2,12,31,0.92) 100%),
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
        }

        .insights-cta-button {
            margin-top: 20px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            /* Two-up: four cards pair off, the fifth centers on its own row */
            .insights-page-grid {
                grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
                max-width: 760px;
            }

            .insight-card:nth-child(4) {
                grid-column: span 2;
            }

            .insight-card:nth-child(5) {
                grid-column: 2 / span 2;
            }

            .insights-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.15rem;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .insights-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2rem;
            }

            .insights-hero p {
                font-size: 1rem;
            }

            .insights-page-section {
                padding: 40px 0;
            }

            .insights-page-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 14px;
            }

            .insight-card,
            .insight-card:nth-child(4),
            .insight-card:nth-child(5) {
                grid-column: auto;
            }

            .insights-hero .inner-hero-content {
                padding-left: 18px;
            }
        }

        /* ABOUT PAGE REFINEMENTS */
        .about-hero {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.96) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.9) 48%, rgba(5,26,59,0.76) 100%),
                url('../images/about_hero_generated_advisory.png') center right / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            justify-content: flex-start;
            text-align: left;
        }

        .about-hero::before {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.07) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px),
                linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,0.05) 0, rgba(255,255,255,0) 1px);
            background-size: 72px 72px;
            opacity: 0.32;
        }

        .about-hero-layout {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            display: block;
        }

        /* Same hero text treatment as Services / Insights / Contact */
        .about-hero .inner-hero-content {
            max-width: 860px;
            align-items: flex-start;
            margin: 0;
            padding-left: 24px;
            border-left: 4px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.86);
        }

        /* Page label only — never a competing heading. The H1 below is the page's
           single primary heading. */
        .about-hero .section-kicker {
            font-size: 0.7rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.2em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.72);
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }

        /* No leading dash — the hero's left rule is the only rule in this block */
        .about-hero .section-kicker::before {
            display: none;
        }

        .about-hero h1 {
            font-size: clamp(2rem, 3.1vw, 2.65rem);
            line-height: 1.14;
            letter-spacing: -0.01em;
            margin-bottom: 14px;
            max-width: 780px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .about-hero p {
            max-width: 640px;
            color: rgba(255,255,255,0.84);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.62;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .about-intro-compact {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 49px 0 54px;
        }

        .about-intro-copy {
            max-width: 900px;
            margin: 0 auto;
            text-align: center;
        }

        .eyebrow-row {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            gap: 14px;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
        }

        .eyebrow-row span {
            display: block;
            width: 38px;
            height: 2px;
            background-color: var(--navy);
        }

        .eyebrow-row h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 0.82rem;
            letter-spacing: 0.14em;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .about-intro-copy > h2 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 2.35rem;
            letter-spacing: 0;
            margin-bottom: 18px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .about-intro-copy p {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.28rem;
            font-weight: 500;
            line-height: 1.55;
            margin: 0 auto;
            max-width: 820px;
        }

        .about-choice-section {
            background-color: #F8FAFC;
            padding: 51px 0;
        }

        .about-choice-section .section-header {
            margin-bottom: 34px;
        }

        .about-choice-section .section-header h2 {
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
            margin-bottom: 0;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .about-choice-section .cards-grid-3 {
            gap: 20px;
            align-items: stretch;
        }

        .about-choice-card {
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            height: 100%;
            background-color: var(--white);
            border-radius: 0;
            border: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.10);
            border-top: 3px solid var(--navy);
            box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(5,26,59,0.04);
            padding: 24px 22px 26px;
        }

        .about-choice-card h3 {
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: 1.05rem;
            line-height: 1.25;
            letter-spacing: 0.04em;
            margin-bottom: 12px;
        }

        .about-choice-card p {
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.95rem;
            line-height: 1.6;
            margin: 0;
        }

        .founder-leadership-section {
            background-color: var(--white);
            padding: 56px 0;
        }

        /* Same 3-column track and gap as .about-choice-section .cards-grid-3, so the
           portrait aligns exactly with the first differentiator card below it and the
           whole page reads on one grid. */
        .founder-leadership-section .founder-redesign-grid {
            grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
            gap: 20px;
            align-items: stretch;
            justify-content: start;
        }

        /* The portrait is the anchor of this section, so it carries the only
           framing device here: a single navy mat. No inset rule, no rotated
           accent — the copy beside it is plain type on the page. */
        .founder-leadership-section .founder-image-wrapper {
            position: relative;
            max-width: none;
            width: 100%;
            justify-self: stretch;
            margin: 0;
            background:
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 62%, #0A2855 100%);
            padding: 12px;
            box-shadow: 0 18px 44px rgba(5,26,59,0.18);
            align-self: stretch;
            overflow: hidden;
            min-height: 460px;
        }

        .founder-leadership-section .founder-headshot {
            border-radius: 0;
            box-shadow: none;
            aspect-ratio: auto !important;
            width: 100% !important;
            height: 100% !important;
            min-height: 100%;
            object-fit: cover !important;
            object-position: center top;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 2;
            display: block;
            filter: saturate(0.96) contrast(1.04);
        }

        .founder-content .eyebrow-row {
            justify-content: flex-start;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
        }

        /* Deliberately not a card. The copy beside the portrait is plain type with
           a single navy rule, so it stays visually lighter than both the portrait
           it supports and the three differentiator cards below. */
        .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy {
            position: relative;
            display: flex;
            flex-direction: column;
            justify-content: center;
            max-width: 700px;
            min-height: 0;
            height: 100%;
            padding: 4px 0 4px 30px;
            background: none;
            border: 0;
            box-shadow: none;
        }

        .founder-leadership-section .founder-content {
            grid-column: span 2;
            width: 100%;
        }

        .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy::before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            left: 0;
            top: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            width: 3px;
            background-color: var(--navy);
            opacity: 1;
        }

        /* The section's single headline-level element — the headshot's leadership story.
           Sits a clear step below the page H1 and above the differentiator card H3s. */
        .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy h2.founder-name {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            color: var(--navy);
            font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 1.9vw, 1.6rem);
            font-weight: 800;
            line-height: 1.2;
            letter-spacing: -0.005em;
            margin: 0 0 6px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy .founder-role {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.8rem !important;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.3 !important;
            letter-spacing: 0.11em;
            margin: 0 0 18px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy p {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            color: var(--text-muted);
            font-size: 0.98rem !important;
            line-height: 1.65 !important;
            margin-bottom: 16px;
            max-width: 640px;
            text-align: left;
        }

        /* Positioning statement: a lead paragraph, deliberately kept at body scale
           so it does not read as a second headline next to .founder-name */
        .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy .founder-lead-copy {
            color: rgba(5,26,59,0.88);
            font-size: 1rem !important;
            font-weight: 400;
            line-height: 1.62 !important;
        }

        .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy p:last-of-type {
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        /* Small proof labels only. Unboxed inline text separated by hairline dots,
           so they never read as a chip row competing with the three
           differentiator cards in .about-choice-section. */
        .founder-proof-row {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            display: flex;
            flex-wrap: wrap;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 6px 12px;
            margin-top: 22px;
            padding-top: 14px;
            border-top: 1px solid rgba(5,26,59,0.10);
            max-width: 640px;
        }

        .founder-proof-row span {
            display: inline-flex;
            align-items: center;
            min-height: 0;
            padding: 0;
            background: none;
            border: 0;
            color: rgba(5,26,59,0.55);
            font-size: 0.66rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            letter-spacing: 0.1em;
            text-transform: uppercase;
        }

        .founder-proof-row span + span::before {
            content: '';
            flex: none;
            width: 3px;
            height: 3px;
            margin-right: 12px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            background-color: rgba(5,26,59,0.28);
        }

        .founder-content .founder-callout {
            border-left: 4px solid var(--navy);
            color: var(--navy);
            font-weight: 500;
            margin-bottom: 0;
            padding-left: 18px;
        }

        .about-trust-section {
            background-color: var(--navy);
            color: var(--white);
            padding: 49px 0;
        }

        .about-trust-section .section-header {
            margin-bottom: 32px;
        }

        .about-trust-section .section-header h2 {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 1.85rem);
            margin-bottom: 0;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .trust-grid {
            display: grid;
            grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
            gap: 16px;
        }

        .trust-item {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            gap: 14px;
            min-height: 78px;
            padding: 15px 20px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.14);
            background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.035);
        }

        .trust-item svg {
            flex: 0 0 auto;
        }

        .trust-item span {
            color: var(--white);
            font-size: 1rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            line-height: 1.35;
        }

        .about-trust-section + .final-cta {
            padding: 69px 0;
        }

        .about-trust-section + .final-cta h2 {
            text-transform: none;
        }

        .about-cta-button {
            margin-top: 20px;
            text-transform: none;
        }

        @media (max-width: 992px) {
            .about-hero {
                background:
                    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.98) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 100%),
                    url('../images/about_hero_generated_advisory.png') center / cover no-repeat,
                    linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
            }

            .about-hero-layout {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
                gap: 34px;
            }

            .about-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.15rem;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-redesign-grid,
            .trust-grid {
                grid-template-columns: 1fr;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-redesign-grid {
                gap: 28px;
                justify-content: stretch;
                align-items: start;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-content {
                grid-column: auto;
            }

            /* Stacked: portrait and copy share one left edge so they still read as a
               single leadership story rather than two centred blocks. */
            .founder-leadership-section .founder-image-wrapper {
                justify-self: start;
                max-width: 320px;
                min-height: 0;
                align-self: auto;
            }

            .founder-content {
                max-width: 720px;
                margin: 0;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy {
                min-height: 0;
                justify-content: flex-start;
                padding: 2px 0 2px 26px;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 768px) {
            .about-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.05rem;
            }

            .about-hero p,
            .about-intro-copy p {
                font-size: 1rem;
            }

            .about-hero .inner-hero-content {
                padding-left: 18px;
            }

            .about-intro-copy > h2,
            .about-choice-section .section-header h2,
            .about-trust-section .section-header h2 {
                font-size: 1.85rem;
            }

            .about-intro-compact,
            .about-choice-section,
            .founder-leadership-section,
            .about-trust-section {
                padding: 40px 0;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-image-wrapper {
                max-width: 300px;
                width: 100%;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy h2.founder-name {
                font-size: 1.3rem;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy p {
                font-size: 0.96rem;
                line-height: 1.62;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy .founder-lead-copy {
                font-size: 0.98rem;
                line-height: 1.6;
            }

            .founder-leadership-section .founder-premium-copy {
                padding: 2px 0 2px 20px;
            }

            .founder-proof-row {
                gap: 6px 10px;
            }

            .founder-proof-row span {
                width: auto;
                justify-content: flex-start;
                text-align: left;
            }

            .founder-proof-row span + span::before {
                margin-right: 10px;
            }
        }

        /* PAGE-SPECIFIC CTA BACKGROUNDS */
        .final-cta.home-final-cta {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 0%, rgba(5,26,59,0.84) 54%, rgba(2,12,31,0.9) 100%),
                url('../images/homepage_decision_system_hero.png') center / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
        }

        .final-cta.about-final-cta {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 0%, rgba(5,26,59,0.84) 54%, rgba(2,12,31,0.9) 100%),
                url('../images/about_hero_generated_advisory.png') center / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
        }

        .final-cta.services-final-cta {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.96) 0%, rgba(2,12,31,0.88) 46%, rgba(5,26,59,0.66) 100%),
                url('../images/services_hero_decision_planning.png') center right / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
        }

        .final-cta.insights-final-cta {
            background:
                linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(2,12,31,0.94) 0%, rgba(5,26,59,0.82) 54%, rgba(2,12,31,0.9) 100%),
                url('../images/insight_data.png') center / cover no-repeat,
                linear-gradient(135deg, #020C1F 0%, #051A3B 58%, #0A2855 100%);
        }