On this episode of the Ikigai Podcast, we talk with Olesia Kyrylchuk about what happens to purpose when life gets disrupted, from relocating to Japan after the war in Ukraine to rebuilding belonging through community and work.

We connect the global engagement slide to a deeper meaning problem and lay out a practical path for HR leaders who want work to feel worth doing.

• Olesia’s move to Japan, cultural adaptation, and carrying home in her heart
• Building new ibasho through community, work, and a Ukrainian playback theatre group
• What playback theatre is and why stories create meaning and connection
• A 25-year HR path shaped by philosophy, burnout, and returning to the “calling”
• Why employee engagement is falling and how AI accelerates purpose questions
• The gap between job satisfaction and true engagement
• A three-layer view of workplace well-being: meaning, health, environment
• Beyond Engagement program for HR leaders using Ikigai, Ibasho, rolefulness, and kokorozashi
• Practical outcomes including a meaning and belonging heat map, diagnostics, and burnout tools
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