On this episode of Everyday Ambassador, host Annelise Riles is joined by Felipe Rey, a law professor and the co-founder of iDeemos, a Democratic Innovation lab. Rey explains how he crafts citizen assemblies to encourage greater civic participation in policymaking.

Escape room designer Juliana Moreno also shares how leaving space for others to shine leads to better problem-solving.

Finally, listeners and students from Northwestern University share their personal stories on how they use "gaps" to bridge divides.

Next week’s Everyday Ambassador challenge: Name a time where role-playing or visualization helped you get through an impasse. How did imagining yourself going through that scenario help you think differently?

Share your story by leaving us an audio message via SpeakPipe. Listeners can also reach out to Annelise at anneliseriles@everydayambassador.net. And be sure to check out www.everydayambassador.net for more information about this series and forthcoming book.