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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.