Welcome to the
Tikkun Olam Makers
December 15, 2024 - May 18, 2025
The Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) Global Innovation Challenge (GIC) is a competition to design, engineer, and create technology that will help people live a more independent, fulfilling life.
The purpose of the GIC is to create open-source, affordable solutions that will best solve a challenge faced by a person with a disability or their family.

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Prizes
This year's GIC features:
Four Grand Prizes of $2,500
Two prizes of $1,000 each for
Best Inclusive Design
Best Documentation
Additional prizes and honorable mentions
Judges

Robert Zacharias
Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

Yasmin Keats
Executive Director, Open Style Lab

Christopher Patnoe
Head of EMEA Accessibility and Disability Innovation, Google

Jason Yeung
Co-Founder,
PrintLab

Bryce Johnson
Principal Inclusive Designer,
Microsoft Inc.

Kinsey Herrin
Senior Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology

Etay Amir
Industrial design / CTO and Partner at Manyone TLV

Noam Platt
Healthcare architect and founder of Make Good INC.

Jin Woo Lee
Associate Professor, California State University Fullerton

Tamara Morgan
Community Partnerships Coordinator, Adaptive Design Association

Michelle Brose
Bioinformatics student, Harvard University (School of Extension Studies)

Yoram Pony
Industrial designer,
design educator

Jeffrey Ebin
ER Doctor & Assistive Tech Innovator Founder, Ebcore

Ben Sternklar-Davis
Product Design Engineer,
Apple

About Tikkun Olam Makers
Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM) is a global venture inspired by a bold vision to help provide anyone anywhere with access to affordable solutions for their neglected needs. TOM inspires and supports a global network of communities of volunteer makers, product designers, engineers, and care professionals who engage in designing, creating, and disseminating these solutions.