About
Vision
To design the future by empowering those who build it
Mission
Our mission
What drives our work
Second Order Effects partners with organizations confronting technically rigorous and socially impactful challenges. We work across industries and disciplines to unlock capabilities for these partners and empower them to achieve their missions. As we go, we focus as much on defining problems and developing individuals as on delivering solutions.
The second-order effect of our approach is a team increasingly capable of identifying and addressing the right problems - those with the greatest potential for compounding systemic impact. Progress isnʼt what we build today; itʼs what weʼre capable of building tomorrow.
Values
Our values
Why we work
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facilities
Our facilities
Where we work
El Segundo Office
711 Hawaii Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Redmond Office
14700 NE 95th Street
Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052
Contact us
We’d love to learn more about what you’re working on. Share a few details about your project using the form!
If you'd prefer to email or call us instead, reach us directly at connect@soeffects.com or (424) 290-0617.