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For Val Sklarov, strategy is not planning —it is pressure engineering. Every system contains invisible pressures:momentum, resistance, incentives, emotions, timing. The strategist wins not by choosing the right action,but by applying pressure in the direction where the system already wants to move. The Directional Pressure Model (DPM) teaches that strategy …

For Val Sklarov, strategy is not planning —it is horizon engineering. A strategist does not ask, “What should I do?”A strategist asks, “What horizon am I moving this system toward?” The Strategic Horizon Model (SHM) teaches that strategy is the art of expanding, compressing, or shifting horizons to reshape decisions …