The Ikigai method
“Ikigai” is a Japanese concept generally interpreted as “that which gives meaning and purpose to life”. Over the past decade, methods for finding one's Ikigai have been attracting a great deal of interest around the world.
Since 2018, Learning Planet Institute has organized over 350 Ikigai workshops, attended by more than 5,000 people. Using proven questionnaires, our research has revealed a significant increase in participants' sense of purpose and meaning.
This research focused on the four questions generally associated with the Ikigai process.
- What are you passionate about?
- What does the world need?
- What can you do?
- What can you afford to do?
The Ikigai+ web application
The result of a partnership between Learning Planet Institute and CY Cergy Paris Université, Ikigai+ is an AI-powered digital experience that helps people combine what they love, what they're good at, what the world needs and what they can get paid for, so that their studies and careers reflect who they really are.
The aim: to encourage 40,000 people over the next three years to discover their Ikigai, define their professional vocation and take concrete steps to foster collective and planetary fulfillment.
Key figures
Between 2023 and 2025
14+ personalized exercises
3,000+ users
Two routes
Ikigai Fifteen
A 15-question journey to find out what's most important to the user, and in 30 minutes enable them to orientate their studies, career or life project.
Ikigai Plus
A 4-hour immersion to align life and purpose. Personalized exercises deepen your Ikigai. Journaling and guided reflections explore each user's values, strengths, aspirations and contributions to the world.
Beyond the application
The Ikigai+ application is now available in a variety of formats for different audiences:
- Experiential education on an international scale: Ikigai+ is the cornerstone of our worldwide MOOD program, an experiential and transformative journey that helps young change-makers deepen their sense of purpose and move into collective action.
- Ikigai Retreat: a two-day immersive experience for corporate or university teams to align their values, strengths and goals, placing what matters most at the heart of their lives and work.
- Facilitator training: we train facilitators to implement Ikigai+ and design customized Ikigai experiences within their own organizations or universities.
They testify
I've discovered how important it is to learn to get out of my comfort zone and understand what it takes to achieve my goals.
I would like to thank the Learning Planet Institute for the quality of the training we received.
After taking part in this program and hearing other people's opinions, I gained a sense of identity. I feel I know myself a lot better now, and I know what I want for my future.
My colleagues and I had an extraordinary experience. Gathered together in this singular, open-air space, we worked on our Ikigai
