.methodology-page {
  background: #f4f6f7;
}

.methodology-page .site-header {
  background: rgba(7, 26, 48, 0.88);
}

.methodology-page .site-header.scrolled {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
}

.grid-method-hero {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 900px;
  padding: 194px 0 0;
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 80% 24%, rgba(19, 83, 138, 0.58), transparent 36%),
    linear-gradient(135deg, #061426, #092e55 65%, #0d467c);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.grid-method-pattern {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  opacity: 0.18;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09) 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.09) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 72px 72px;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 48%, #000);
}

.grid-method-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  top: 126px;
  right: -180px;
  width: 560px;
  height: 560px;
  content: "";
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.13);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

.grid-method-hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.98fr) minmax(420px, 0.82fr);
  gap: 68px;
  align-items: center;
}

.grid-method-copy h1 {
  max-width: 780px;
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(58px, 6vw, 84px);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.045em;
  line-height: 0.99;
}

.grid-method-copy h1 em {
  color: var(--yellow);
  font-weight: 400;
}

.grid-method-copy > p {
  max-width: 710px;
  margin: 30px 0 0;
  color: #c5d4e2;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.76;
}

.method-milestone {
  display: grid;
  gap: 7px;
  max-width: 690px;
  margin-top: 34px;
  padding: 22px 24px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--orange);
}

.method-milestone span {
  color: var(--orange-2);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.method-milestone strong {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.method-hero-figure,
.method-slide,
.method-overview,
.method-slide-card {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--white);
  box-shadow: 0 35px 80px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.method-hero-figure {
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
}

.method-hero-figure img,
.method-slide img,
.method-overview img,
.method-slide-card img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}

.method-hero-figure figcaption,
.method-slide figcaption,
.method-overview figcaption,
.method-slide-card figcaption {
  display: flex;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 68px;
  padding: 18px 22px;
  color: #d4e0ea;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: 0.07em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: #071a30;
}

.method-hero-figure figcaption span,
.method-slide figcaption span,
.method-overview figcaption span,
.method-slide-card figcaption span {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  color: var(--orange-2);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.method-proof {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: 62px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
}

.method-proof span {
  display: flex;
  gap: 13px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 102px;
  padding: 23px;
  color: var(--orange-2);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 850;
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
}

.method-proof b {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 11px;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.grid-eligibility {
  background: var(--white);
}

.grid-eligibility-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.9fr) minmax(520px, 1.1fr);
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: center;
}

.grid-eligibility-copy h2,
.method-section-top h2,
.study-heading h2,
.delivery-top h2,
.method-slides-top h2,
.scope-intake-copy h2,
.grid-method-cta h2,
.first-milestone h2 {
  margin: 22px 0 0;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 4.6vw, 66px);
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  line-height: 1.05;
}

.grid-eligibility-copy .lead {
  margin: 30px 0 20px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}

.grid-eligibility-copy > p:not(.lead) {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.eligibility-types {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 30px;
}

.eligibility-types span {
  padding: 11px 14px;
  color: var(--navy-800);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--paper);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--orange);
}

.method-slide {
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.first-milestone {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--orange);
}

.first-milestone-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.88fr) minmax(0, 1.12fr);
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 330px;
  padding-top: 62px;
  padding-bottom: 62px;
}

.first-milestone-inner > div > span,
.grid-method-cta-inner > div > span {
  display: block;
  color: #ffe0cc;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.first-milestone h2 {
  font-size: clamp(38px, 4vw, 58px);
}

.first-milestone p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #fff2e8;
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

.methodology-section {
  background: #eef2f4;
}

.method-section-top,
.delivery-top,
.method-slides-top {
  align-items: end;
}

.method-section-top > p,
.delivery-top > p,
.method-slides-top > p {
  max-width: 570px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.method-overview {
  margin-top: 0;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}

.phase-list {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 24px;
  margin: 46px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.phase-card {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 74px 1fr;
  gap: 26px;
  min-height: 390px;
  padding: 38px 36px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 4px solid var(--orange);
  box-shadow: 0 15px 38px rgba(8, 36, 67, 0.08);
}

.phase-card:last-child {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  min-height: 0;
}

.phase-number {
  color: var(--orange);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 42px;
  line-height: 1;
}

.phase-copy > span {
  color: var(--navy-700);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.phase-copy h3 {
  margin: 12px 0 17px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 29px;
  font-weight: 400;
  line-height: 1.14;
}

.phase-copy p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.phase-copy ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  margin: 23px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.phase-copy li {
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 18px;
  color: var(--navy-800);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.phase-copy li::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 8px;
  left: 0;
  width: 6px;
  height: 6px;
  content: "";
  background: var(--orange);
}

.study-expertise {
  color: var(--white);
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 25%, rgba(18, 74, 127, 0.65), transparent 35%),
    #061426;
}

.study-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  gap: 88px;
}

.study-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: 190px;
  align-self: start;
}

.study-heading h2 {
  font-size: clamp(44px, 4.8vw, 66px);
}

.study-heading > p {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  color: #b9c9d6;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.study-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14);
}

.study-card {
  min-height: 245px;
  padding: 32px;
  background: #0a2746;
}

.study-card > span {
  color: var(--orange-2);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.study-card h3 {
  margin: 28px 0 13px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.study-card p {
  margin: 0;
  color: #aec0d0;
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.delivery-platform {
  background: var(--white);
}

.capability-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.capability-item {
  display: grid;
  gap: 28px;
  min-height: 190px;
  padding: 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.capability-item b {
  color: var(--orange);
  font-size: 12px;
}

.capability-item span {
  align-self: end;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.25;
}

.critical-path {
  display: flex;
  gap: 15px;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-top: 45px;
  padding: 27px 24px;
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--navy-900);
}

.critical-path span {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 850;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.critical-path i {
  color: var(--orange-2);
  font-style: normal;
}

.programme-note {
  max-width: 850px;
  margin: 28px auto 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.method-slides {
  color: var(--white);
  background: #0a294a;
}

.method-slides-top > p {
  color: #b7c8d5;
}

.method-slide-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.method-slide-card-wide {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.method-slide-card {
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
}

.scope-intake {
  background: #eef2f4;
}

.scope-intake-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: start;
}

.scope-intake-copy {
  position: sticky;
  top: 185px;
}

.scope-intake-copy p {
  margin: 28px 0 32px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.scope-groups {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 20px;
}

.scope-group {
  min-height: 245px;
  padding: 30px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 3px solid transparent;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 34px rgba(8, 36, 67, 0.07);
  transition: border-color 0.25s ease, transform 0.25s ease;
}

.scope-group:hover {
  border-color: var(--orange);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
}

.scope-group > span {
  color: var(--orange);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 900;
}

.scope-group h3 {
  margin: 25px 0 12px;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  font-size: 23px;
  font-weight: 400;
}

.scope-group p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.72;
}

.grid-method-cta {
  color: var(--white);
  background: var(--orange);
}

.grid-method-cta-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(0, 0.88fr);
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 430px;
  padding-top: 70px;
  padding-bottom: 70px;
}

.grid-method-cta h2 {
  max-width: 780px;
  font-size: clamp(44px, 5vw, 68px);
}

.grid-method-cta-inner > div:last-child p {
  margin: 0 0 30px;
  color: #fff0e5;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.78;
}

.grid-method-cta .button-primary {
  color: var(--navy-950);
  background: var(--yellow);
}

@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .grid-method-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr 420px; gap: 45px; }
  .grid-eligibility-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px; }
  .study-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 55px; }
  .study-heading,
  .scope-intake-copy { position: relative; top: auto; }
  .capability-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .scope-intake-layout { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 55px; }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .grid-method-hero { min-height: 0; padding-top: 150px; }
  .grid-method-hero-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .method-proof { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .first-milestone-inner,
  .grid-method-cta-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 35px; }
  .phase-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .phase-card:last-child { grid-column: auto; }
  .study-grid,
  .scope-groups { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .critical-path { flex-wrap: wrap; }
}

@media (max-width: 580px) {
  .grid-method-copy h1 { font-size: 48px; }
  .grid-method-copy > p { font-size: 16px; }
  .method-proof { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .method-proof span { min-height: 75px; }
  .grid-eligibility-copy h2,
  .method-section-top h2,
  .study-heading h2,
  .delivery-top h2,
  .method-slides-top h2,
  .scope-intake-copy h2,
  .grid-method-cta h2 { font-size: 41px; }
  .first-milestone-inner { min-height: 0; }
  .phase-card { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: 0; padding: 30px 25px; }
  .phase-number { font-size: 34px; }
  .study-grid { display: block; }
  .study-card + .study-card { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.14); }
  .capability-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .capability-item { min-height: 145px; }
  .method-slide-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .method-slide-card-wide { grid-column: auto; }
  .method-hero-figure figcaption,
  .method-slide figcaption,
  .method-overview figcaption,
  .method-slide-card figcaption { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: 5px; }
  .critical-path { justify-content: flex-start; }
  .critical-path i { display: none; }
  .critical-path span { padding: 8px 10px; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08); }
  .scope-group { min-height: 0; }
}