Lattice

cards-grid

InventoryGridStructure

2–4 parallel items, similar weight, scannable in a grid.

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Use when the audience needs to compare or scan a small set of options at a glance. Avoid for more than 4 items — split into multiple slides. For ordered/numbered steps, use list-steps instead.

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When to use

  • Parallel items. Four cards or fewer, each item gets equal weight in the layout. Audience compares them at a glance.
  • Scannable at a glance. The audience absorbs the whole set in one look — no scrolling, no eye-leaping between rows.
  • Equal information density. Each card carries roughly the same text length. Uneven density makes the grid feel unbalanced.
  • Order is decorative. When sequence carries meaning, use list-steps or list-criteria instead. cards-grid is for parallel options.

When not to use

  • More than 4 items. Split into multiple slides instead. The grid loses scannability past 4 cards.
  • Order carries meaning. Use list-steps or list-criteria. cards-grid is for parallel options, not sequences.
  • Lopsided density. Equalize the prose when one card has three sentences and the rest have one. Otherwise change layout.
  • Inline-code-only body. A body bullet containing only code gets promoted to an eyebrow label. Mix it with surrounding prose.

Authoring

<!-- _class: cards-grid -->

## Slide heading.

- First card title
  - Body text for the first card, one sentence.
- Second card title
  - Body text for the second card, one sentence.
- Third card title
  - Body text for the third card, one sentence.
- Fourth card title
  - Body text for the fourth card, one sentence.

Slots

SlotSelectorRequiredDescription
titleh2yesSlide heading.
cardsul > liyesEach list item becomes one card. Authoring contract: a top-level bullet is the card title (renders bold by default); an indented bullet underneath carries the body text (renders normal weight via the nested-list rule).
insightblockquotenoOptional key-insight panel above the cards.

Anatomy

┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│  header                                 │
│                  LABEL                  │
│               Grid Title                │
│                                         │
│  ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐  │
│  │ Card Title 1 │     │ Card Title 2 │  │
│  │ content      │     │ content      │  │
│  └──────────────┘     └──────────────┘  │
│  ┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────┐  │
│  │ Card Title 3 │     │ Card Title 4 │  │
│  │ content      │     │ content      │  │
│  └──────────────┘     └──────────────┘  │
│  footer                           1/19  │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘

Variants

four — Four columns

Four equal columns instead of two. Pair with compact so the cards retain breathing room.

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## Four phases, four owners.

- Intake.
  - PM. Collect raw signals.
- Score.
  - Analyst. Apply weights.
- Decide.
  - Lead. Pick the call.
- Calibrate.
  - Team. Compare to actuals.

three — Three columns

Three equal columns instead of the default two. The 2+1 last-child span rule is reset to auto.

<!-- _class: cards-grid three -->

## The framework has three components.

- Signal Intake.
  - Weekly structured collection across customer conversations, market data, and competitive moves. Normalized into a common schema.
- Scoring Model.
  - Each signal scored on three dimensions — confidence, recency, strategic relevance. Weights are reviewed quarterly.
- Decision Log.
  - Every decision recorded with the signals that informed it, the options considered, and the criteria applied.

numbered — Numbered cards

Authored as ol (1. source), the grid stamps a flush top-left accent corner tag on each card. Sublist must be indented 3 spaces to clear the 1. prefix.

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## Signal Intake produces three outputs.

1. Weekly Signal Brief
   - A ranked list of the top 10 signals from the prior week, with confidence scores and source attribution. Distributed to product leads every Monday.
2. Anomaly Alerts
   - Real-time flags when a signal exceeds the 2σ threshold on any dimension. Routed to the accountable PM with a 4-hour response SLA.
3. Monthly Signal Index
   - The source of truth for the calibration loop. Required reading before each retrospective.

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