diff --git a/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-overview.css b/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-overview.css
index 5f3a3c6cc0..362067bcd6 100644
--- a/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-overview.css
+++ b/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-overview.css
@@ -202,22 +202,70 @@
   .goal-outcome-body { padding-left: 0; }
   .goal-outcome-requirement > summary { grid-template-columns: 15px minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 4px 8px; }
   .goal-outcome-requirement > summary > small { grid-column: 2; max-width: none; padding-top: 0; }
+  .goal-overview-since { gap: 8px 12px; font-size: 13px; }
+  .goal-overview-heading { gap: 8px 12px; }
+  .goal-overview-worker-state { padding: 12px; }
 }
 /* Driver observations remain separate from the Goal's activation and acceptance. */
-.goal-overview-worker-state { display: grid; gap: 8px; padding-block: 14px; border-block: 1px solid var(--pw-line); }
-.goal-overview-worker-header { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 8px; }
-.goal-overview-worker-header h3 { color: var(--pw-muted); font-size: var(--text-caption); font-weight: 500; line-height: var(--leading-caption); margin: 0; }
-.goal-overview-worker-row { display: grid; gap: 6px; }
-.goal-overview-worker-status { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
-.goal-overview-worker-status strong { color: var(--pw-text); font-size: var(--text-body); font-weight: 500; line-height: var(--leading-body); }
-.goal-overview-worker-details { margin-block: 4px; }
-.goal-overview-worker-details summary { cursor: pointer; color: var(--pw-muted); font-size: var(--text-caption); line-height: var(--leading-caption); }
-.goal-overview-worker-details summary:hover { color: var(--pw-text); }
-.goal-overview-worker-state dl { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 4px 12px; margin-top: 6px; color: var(--pw-muted); font-size: var(--text-caption); line-height: var(--leading-caption); }
-.goal-overview-worker-state dt { font-weight: 500; color: var(--pw-faint); }
-.goal-overview-worker-state dd { margin: 0; overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
-.goal-overview-worker-action { justify-self: start; min-height: 28px; padding: 4px 8px; border: 1px solid var(--pw-line); border-radius: 6px; background: transparent; color: var(--pw-muted); font-size: var(--text-caption); cursor: pointer; transition: background-color var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-standard), color var(--motion-fast) var(--ease-standard); }
-.goal-overview-worker-action:hover { background: var(--pw-hover); color: var(--pw-text); }
+.goal-overview-worker-state {
+  display: grid;
+  gap: 8px;
+  padding: 14px 16px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--pw-line);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+  background: var(--pw-card);
+  margin-block: 16px;
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state h3 {
+  color: var(--pw-muted);
+  font-size: var(--text-caption);
+  font-weight: 600;
+  line-height: var(--leading-caption);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
+  margin: 0;
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state p {
+  margin-block: .35rem;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  font-size: var(--text-body);
+  line-height: var(--leading-body);
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state details {
+  margin-block: .5rem 0;
+  border-top: 1px solid var(--pw-line);
+  padding-top: 8px;
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state details > summary {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  color: var(--pw-muted);
+  font-size: var(--text-caption);
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state details > summary:hover {
+  color: var(--pw-text);
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state dl {
+  color: var(--pw-muted);
+  font-size: var(--text-caption);
+  line-height: var(--leading-caption);
+  display: grid;
+  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(140px, 1fr));
+  gap: 8px 16px;
+  margin-top: 8px;
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state dt {
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--pw-faint);
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state dd {
+  margin: 2px 0 0;
+  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+  color: var(--pw-text);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+.goal-overview-worker-state > button {
+  justify-self: start;
+}
 @media (max-width: 640px) {
   .goal-overview-worker-state dl { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
   .goal-overview-worker-status { flex-wrap: wrap; }
diff --git a/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-research-history.css b/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-research-history.css
index 4bc3a3cec5..6e48e534c6 100644
--- a/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-research-history.css
+++ b/apps/presentation/dashboard/src/features/personal-workspace/goal-research-history.css
@@ -90,7 +90,14 @@
 .research-history-read-error > button:hover, .research-history-empty > button:hover { background: var(--pw-hover); }
 .research-history-error { color: var(--pw-red); font-size: var(--text-body); overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
 .research-history button:focus-visible, .research-history-canvas:focus-visible, .research-history-detail:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--pw-blue); outline-offset: -2px; }
-@media (max-width: 640px) { .research-history-heading { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; } .research-history-controls { --research-control-height: 44px; width: 100%; column-gap: 4px; } .research-history-canvas { max-height: 350px; } .research-history-detail { padding: 16px; } .research-history-read-error, .research-history-empty { flex-wrap: wrap; } .research-history-read-error > button, .research-history-empty > button { margin-inline-start: 0; margin-top: 8px; } }
+@media (max-width: 640px) {
+  .research-history-heading { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; }
+  .research-history-controls { --research-control-height: 44px; width: 100%; column-gap: 4px; }
+  .research-history-canvas { max-height: 350px; }
+  .research-history-detail { padding: 20px; }
+  .research-history-read-error, .research-history-empty { flex-wrap: wrap; }
+  .research-history-read-error > button, .research-history-empty > button { margin-inline-start: 30px; }
+}
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .research-history * { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; scroll-behavior: auto !important; } }
 
 .research-history-edges text { fill: var(--pw-muted); font-size: var(--text-caption); paint-order: stroke; stroke: var(--pw-hover); stroke-width: 4px; }
@@ -298,9 +305,12 @@
   .research-history-canvas.is-timeline { padding: 16px; }
   .research-timeline { gap: 16px; }
   .research-phases { gap: 6px; }
-  .research-history .research-phase { gap: 8px; padding: 8px; }
-  .research-phase-head { gap: 0 4px; }
-  .research-phase-bar span { padding-inline: 4px; }
+  .research-history .research-phase { gap: 8px; padding: 8px; min-width: 0; }
+  .research-phase-head { gap: 0 4px; font-size: var(--text-caption); }
+  .research-phase-head > strong { font-size: var(--text-body); }
+  .research-phase-bar span { padding-inline: 2px; font-size: 11px; justify-content: center; min-width: 0; text-overflow: clip; }
+  .research-timeline-key { gap: 6px; }
+  .research-phase-legend { gap: 4px 8px; font-size: 11px; }
   .research-timeline-grid { padding-top: 16px; }
   .research-density { height: 56px; gap: 2px; padding-inline: 6px; }
   .research-history .research-trail-list button { padding: 14px; }
@@ -309,6 +319,11 @@
   .research-history-loading-phases { gap: 6px; }
   .research-history-loading-chart { gap: 3px; padding-inline: 8px; }
 }
+@media (max-width: 400px) {
+  .research-phase-bar { height: 14px; }
+  .research-history .research-phase { padding: 6px 8px; gap: 6px; }
+  .research-phase-legend span { font-size: 11px; }
+}
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .research-history-loading-phases, .research-history-loading-chart { animation: none; } }
 
 .research-record-comparison { margin-block: 16px; border-block: 1px solid var(--pw-line); padding-block: 12px; }