Today I talk with Jan Recker. Prof. Recker is an AIS fellow, Alexander-von-Humboldt fellow, chaired professor of Information Systems and Systems Development at the University of Cologne, Germany and adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology, Australia.  His research focuses on systems analysis and design, digital innovation and entrepreneurship, and digital solutions for sustainability challenges. He explores the intersection of technology, people and work with focus on how technology and/or work are designed, and in which processes they come together. Prof. Recker has published in the top journals of our field and is one of most cited scholars in our field. He is a Senior Editor for the MIS Quarterly. From 2015 to 2020 he was editor-in-chief of Communications of Association for Information Systems journal, where he introduced the "History and Philosophy of IS" department and in this podcast we talk about philosophy.  We talk about his encounters with philosophy, about the option to choose, epistemological pluralism, transparency, the beauty and future of the IS field and we end with Jan's message to young scholars. It is my pleasure to bring you prof. Recker.