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Welcome to the

Tikkun Olam Makers

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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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Timeline

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Learn more about the GIC timeline and expectations on the "Your GIC Project" Page.

Prizes

​This year's GIC features:

Four Grand Prizes of $2,500
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Two prizes of $1,000 each for
Best Inclusive Design

Best Documentation

Additional prizes and honorable mentions

Judges 

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Robert Zacharias

Assistant Teaching Professor, Carnegie Mellon University

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Yasmin Keats

Executive Director, Open Style Lab
 

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Christopher Patnoe

Head of EMEA Accessibility and Disability Innovation, Google

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Jason Yeung

Co-Founder,
PrintLab

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Bryce Johnson 

Principal Inclusive Designer,
Microsoft Inc.

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Kinsey Herrin

Senior Scientist, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Etay Amir

Industrial design / CTO and Partner at Manyone TLV

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Noam Platt

Healthcare architect and founder of Make Good INC.

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Jin Woo Lee

Associate Professor, California State University Fullerton

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Tamara Morgan

Community Partnerships Coordinator, Adaptive Design Association

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Michelle Brose

Bioinformatics student, Harvard University (School of Extension Studies)

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Yoram Pony

Industrial designer,
design educator

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Jeffrey Ebin

ER Doctor & Assistive Tech Innovator Founder, Ebcore

Ben Sternklar-Davis, Product Design Engineer at Apple, former TOM Fellow at Cornell Univer

Ben Sternklar-Davis

Product Design Engineer,
Apple

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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.

Global Innovation Challenge Partners

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