1、Photo:UNDP Tajikistan Listening to the Present,Designing the Future:A Guide to Deep Listening Social Innovation Platforms(SIP)Foreword From a global pandemic and growing inequalities to the rapid digital transformation and rising conflictsthe challenges of today have eroded democratic institutions,f

2、rayed trust and social contracts and as a consequence changed the landscape of development.For United Nations Development Programme(UNDP),governments and other development partners,this reality requires questioning our processes,becoming more agile and unleashing our creativity towards systems appro

3、aches that promote accountable,inclusive and effective governance to ensure no one is left behind.Key in this endeavor is greater investment in peoples participation and agency to shape public policy,ensuring people are empowered to drive societal change and that the rights and voices of women,youth

4、 and marginalized groups are respected.This involves the creation of platforms and civic spaces,such as Social Innovation Platforms(SIPs),which foster new forms of collaboration between governments,people and businesses and facilitate the listening to people,learning from them and ultimately leverag

5、ing their solutions.SIP is a UNDP initiative in collaboration with the Agirre Lehendakaria Center(ALC)to strengthen governance,inclusive participation and foster socio-economic development at the subnational level.At its heart lies a people-centered approach that utilizes Deep listening a tool that

6、gives us insights into the state of things,and glimpses of what might be to come.This is crucial for the process of Co-creation where people with diverse backgrounds come together to formulate development solutions.The purpose of this guide on Deep Listening is to encourage development practitioners