Democratic innovations can bridge a gap by renewing hope and repairing broken trust in institutions and decision-makers. But what are they exactly? And how can they help break the link between inequality and democracy? In this paper, Carly Walker-Dawson from Involve explains how these innovations help engage new people, especially from lower-income and disenfranchised groups, who would otherwise opt out of the democratic system. She offers five considerations for approaching people outside of traditional democratic structures.