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Grok 4.7: Library services: choosing how to save £350,000

For the council's cabinet (elected members), meeting in public. The decision it supports: which of three options to adopt to save £350,000 a year from libraries.

Verdict
Not presentable
Deck rating
1,242
Slides
7 (brief: 5-8)
Design quality
79%

Why it is not presentable

  • Did not give the analysis's recommendation within the first two slides
  • Drew a conclusion from a figure without its caveat

In detail

  • Caveat missing: respondents were mostly weekly users (82%, against 21% of card holders), not representative of residents.
  1. Slide 1 of Grok 4.7's deck
    Slide 1Polished
  2. Slide 2 of Grok 4.7's deck
    Slide 2Acceptable The title labels the topic rather than stating the decision required.Topic-label title 'The decision' where a takeaway title would serve better
  3. Slide 3 of Grok 4.7's deck
    Slide 3Polished Topic-label title; the takeaway (B is the only option with more support than opposition) is buried mid-panel
  4. Slide 4 of Grok 4.7's deck
    Slide 4Polished
  5. Slide 5 of Grok 4.7's deck
    Slide 5Acceptable Holloway and Marsh Lane are identified as the takeaway but receive no visual emphasis in the table.Topic-label title; the takeaway sits in a small grey subtitle
  6. Slide 6 of Grok 4.7's deck
    Slide 6Acceptable The generic title and three equally weighted panels do not establish one overall takeaway.Cards are oversized for their content; the bottom half of each card is empty
  7. Slide 7 of Grok 4.7's deck
    Slide 7Polished Generic 'Recommendation' header competes with the real headline 'Adopt option B' beneath it