:root{
    --bg:#0A0812; --panel:#140F22; --violet:#A64DFF;
    --title:#FFFFFF; --muted:#9A93AD; --line:rgba(166,77,255,.22);
  }
  *{margin:0;padding:0;box-sizing:border-box}
  body{background:var(--bg);color:var(--title);font-family:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,serif;font-size:18px;line-height:1.65}
  .wrap{max-width:1080px;margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
  .eyebrow{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--violet)}
  h1,h2,h3{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:700;line-height:1.15;letter-spacing:-.01em}
  /* header */
  header{padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  header .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center}
  .brand img{height:52px;display:block}
  @media(max-width:700px){.brand img{height:42px}}
  nav a{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;margin-left:28px;letter-spacing:.08em}
  nav a:hover{color:var(--title)}
  /* hero */
  .hero{padding:110px 0 90px;text-align:left}
  .hero .eyebrow{margin-bottom:22px}
  .hero h1{font-size:58px;max-width:820px;margin-bottom:26px}
  .hero h1 em{font-style:normal;color:var(--violet)}
  .hero p.lead{font-size:22px;color:var(--muted);max-width:760px;margin-bottom:40px;line-height:1.6}
  .cta-row{display:flex;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .btn{display:inline-block;font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:500;font-size:17px;text-decoration:none;padding:15px 32px;border-radius:8px;transition:transform .15s ease}
  .btn-primary{background:var(--violet);color:#0A0812}
  .btn-primary:hover{transform:translateY(-2px)}
  .btn-ghost{border:1px solid var(--line);color:var(--title)}
  .btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--violet)}
  /* sections */
  section{padding:80px 0}
  section.alt{background:var(--panel);border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .kicker{margin-bottom:16px}
  h2{font-size:38px;margin-bottom:20px;max-width:760px}
  .section-sub{color:var(--muted);font-size:20px;max-width:760px;margin-bottom:48px}
  /* gap */
  .gap-grid{display:flex;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .gap-card{flex:1 1 280px;background:rgba(166,77,255,.05);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:34px 30px}
  .gap-card h3{font-size:22px;margin-bottom:12px}
  .gap-card p{color:var(--muted);font-size:17px}
  .pull{margin-top:48px;padding:34px 38px;border-left:3px solid var(--violet);background:rgba(166,77,255,.06);border-radius:0 12px 12px 0}
  .pull p{font-size:21px;font-style:italic;color:var(--title)}
  .pull cite{display:block;margin-top:12px;font-style:normal;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.06em}
  /* practices */
  .practice-grid{display:flex;gap:28px;flex-wrap:wrap}
  .practice{flex:1 1 280px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:38px 32px;background:var(--bg)}
  .practice .num{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:13px;color:var(--violet);letter-spacing:.2em;margin-bottom:18px}
  .practice h3{font-size:25px;margin-bottom:14px}
  .practice p{color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;margin-bottom:18px}
  .practice ul{list-style:none}
  .practice li{font-size:16px;color:var(--muted);padding:8px 0 8px 26px;position:relative}
  .practice li::before{content:"→";position:absolute;left:0;color:var(--violet)}
  /* method */
  .steps{list-style:none;counter-reset:step;max-width:820px}
  .steps li{counter-increment:step;display:flex;gap:26px;padding:26px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
  .steps li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
  .steps .n{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-weight:700;font-size:30px;color:var(--violet);min-width:52px}
  .steps h3{font-size:21px;margin-bottom:8px}
  .steps p{color:var(--muted);font-size:17px}
  .method-tag{margin-top:40px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.18em;color:var(--violet);text-transform:uppercase}
  /* about */
  .about-grid{display:flex;gap:48px;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:flex-start}
  .about-text{flex:2 1 420px}
  .about-text p{color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:20px;font-size:18px}
  .about-text p strong{color:var(--title);font-weight:600}
  .about-side{flex:1 1 260px;background:var(--bg);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;padding:32px 28px}
  .about-side h3{font-size:18px;margin-bottom:16px;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--violet);font-size:13px}
  .about-side ul{list-style:none}
  .about-side li{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:16px}
  .about-side li:last-child{border-bottom:none}
  .about-side li span{display:block;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;letter-spacing:.06em}
  /* cta */
  .cta-panel{background:var(--panel);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:16px;padding:70px 60px;text-align:center}
  .cta-panel h2{margin:0 auto 18px;max-width:640px}
  .cta-panel p{color:var(--muted);font-size:19px;max-width:600px;margin:0 auto 36px}
  .cta-panel .email{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:16px;color:var(--violet);margin-top:26px;letter-spacing:.04em}
  /* footer */
  footer{padding:44px 0;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
  footer .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:16px;align-items:center}
  footer p{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);letter-spacing:.06em}
  @media(max-width:700px){
    .hero h1{font-size:40px}
    h2{font-size:30px}
    .cta-panel{padding:48px 28px}
    nav{display:none}
  }

  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;scroll-padding-top:24px}
  .hero-principle{max-width:760px;color:var(--muted);margin:-20px 0 36px;font-size:18px}
  .sequence{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 16px;list-style:none;font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.09em;color:var(--violet);margin:34px 0 0}
  .sequence li:not(:last-child)::after{content:' →';margin-left:16px;color:var(--muted)}
  .text-link{color:var(--violet);text-underline-offset:5px}
  a:focus-visible,button:focus-visible,input:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #D4A8FF;outline-offset:5px}
  .email{overflow-wrap:anywhere}
  .profile-role{color:var(--violet);font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:22px;margin-bottom:16px}
  .profile-focus{color:var(--muted);max-width:740px;margin-bottom:24px;font-size:17px}
  .profile-headline{font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;font-size:25px;margin:26px 0 18px;max-width:720px}
  @media(max-width:700px){header .wrap{flex-wrap:wrap;gap:22px}nav{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:12px 20px}nav a{margin-left:0;font-size:11px}.hero{padding:65px 0 60px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(34px,8vw,40px)}.hero p.lead{font-size:20px}section{padding:60px 0}.wrap{padding:0 22px}.btn{padding:14px 22px;max-width:100%;text-align:center}.about-text{flex-basis:100%;min-width:0}.about-side{flex-basis:100%}.sequence{font-size:11px}.cta-panel .email{font-size:13px}.steps .n{min-width:30px}.steps li{gap:18px}}
  @media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}.btn{transition:none}}

/* September 2026: framework visual and conference landing page */
:root{--violet-text:#BD7AFF}
.eyebrow,.sequence,.method-tag,.text-link,.profile-role,.practice .num{color:var(--violet-text)}
.brand img{width:auto;max-width:100%}
.brand{flex-shrink:0}
.brand a{display:block}
nav{display:flex;gap:24px;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:flex-end}
nav a{margin-left:0;padding:8px 0}
.skip-link{position:absolute;top:8px;left:12px;transform:translateY(-200%);background:#fff;color:#0a0812;padding:10px 16px;z-index:10}
.skip-link:focus{transform:translateY(0)}
.framework-figure{margin:0 0 32px}
.framework-figure img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px}
.framework-figure figcaption{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:14px;font-size:15px;color:var(--muted)}
.framework-details{border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
summary{cursor:pointer;font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif;padding:20px 0;font-size:18px}
summary:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #D4A8FF;outline-offset:5px}
.framework-details .steps{max-width:none;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:0 32px}
.steps .n{min-width:34px;color:var(--violet-text)}
.steps li:nth-child(even) .n{color:#8DBAFF}
.step-focus{display:block;font:11px/1.5 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;letter-spacing:.08em;color:var(--violet-text);text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:12px}
.steps li:nth-child(even) .step-focus{color:#8DBAFF}
.outcomes{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px 24px;padding-top:28px;color:var(--muted);font:13px/1.6 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;list-style:none}
.outcomes li::before{content:'↗';color:var(--violet-text);margin-right:8px}
.alex-page .hero{padding:72px 0 64px}
.alex-page .hero h1{max-width:800px;font-size:52px}
.alex-page .profile-role{font-size:28px;margin-bottom:0}
.alex-page .profile-focus{margin-top:12px}
.alex-page .hero .cta-row{margin:28px 0 0}
.alex-page .hero .lead{font-size:20px;margin:24px 0 0}
.alex-page .profile-headline{margin-top:32px}
.alex-page section{padding:64px 0}
.service-links{list-style:none;border-top:1px solid var(--line);margin-top:30px}
.service-links li{border-bottom:1px solid var(--line)}
.service-links a{display:grid;grid-template-columns:40px 1fr 22px;gap:12px;padding:23px 0;text-decoration:none;color:var(--title);align-items:start}
.service-links a:hover strong{color:var(--violet-text)}
.service-links .num,.service-links .arrow{color:var(--violet-text);font-family:'IBM Plex Mono',monospace}
.service-links strong{display:block;font:500 22px/1.3 'Space Grotesk',sans-serif}
.service-links small{display:block;color:var(--muted);font-size:17px;margin-top:7px}
.credibility{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:20px;margin:28px 0}
.credibility p{border-left:2px solid var(--violet);padding-left:18px}
.credibility strong{display:block;font:500 24px/1.4 'Space Grotesk',sans-serif}
.credibility span{color:var(--muted);font-size:16px}
.brief-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:48px;align-items:start}
.brief-grid h2{font-size:34px}
.brief-grid p{color:var(--muted)}
.brief-form{display:grid;gap:18px;padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;background:var(--bg)}
.brief-form label{display:grid;gap:6px;font:15px/1.5 'Space Grotesk',sans-serif}
.brief-form input{width:100%;border:1px solid #685279;border-radius:6px;padding:12px;background:var(--panel);color:#fff;font:17px/1.4 'Space Grotesk',sans-serif}
button.btn{border:0;cursor:pointer;line-height:1.5}
.brief-form .form-note,.contact-note{font-size:15px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:14px}
.brief-form .form-note{margin:0}
.brief-form [hidden]{display:none}
.cta-panel .cta-row{justify-content:center}
.footer-link{color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;font:12px 'IBM Plex Mono',monospace;padding:10px 0}
.alex-page .profile-principle{margin-top:20px;color:var(--muted);font-size:16px}
@media(max-width:700px){
 nav{justify-content:flex-start;gap:6px 20px;width:100%}
 .hero,.alex-page .hero{padding:48px 0}
 .alex-page .hero h1{font-size:clamp(34px,8vw,44px)}
 .alex-page .profile-focus{font-size:15px}
 .alex-page .hero .lead{font-size:18px}
 .framework-details .steps{display:block}
 .brief-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}
 .brief-form{padding:24px 20px}
 .cta-row{gap:12px}
 .alex-page .cta-row .btn{width:100%}
 .credibility{gap:20px 12px}
 .credibility strong{font-size:21px}
 .service-links strong{font-size:20px}
 .framework-figure figcaption{font-size:14px}
 .sequence{gap:8px 12px;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.04em}
 .sequence li:not(:last-child)::after{margin-left:12px}
}

/* Direct PDF download */
.brief-download{display:grid;gap:18px;padding:28px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:12px;background:var(--bg)}
.brief-download h3{font-size:26px;line-height:1.25}
.brief-download .btn{text-align:center}
.brief-download .text-link{font-size:16px}
@media(max-width:700px){.brief-download{padding:24px 20px}}


/* Founder business contact */
.founder-contact{display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start;gap:12px;margin-top:32px;padding-top:26px;border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
.founder-contact p{margin:0;font-family:'Space Grotesk',sans-serif}
.founder-contact strong,.founder-contact span{display:block}
.founder-contact span{font-size:16px;color:var(--muted)}
.founder-contact .btn{margin-top:8px}