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Information systems (IS) is often seen as a pragmatic discipline with an emphasis on applied research and practical implications (in addition to theoretical implications, of course). When EJIS editor Ray Paul (2002, p. 174) described himself as ‘a pragmatist, in a pragmatic rather than philosophical way’I think he captured well how many IS scholars see themselves. For example, the action research methodology (Baskerville & Myers, 2004) as well as the design science research paradigm (Baskerville, 2008; Winter, 2008), two common IS research approaches, particularly in the European context, are both expressions of pragmatic ideas (Hevner et al., 2004; Lee & Nickerson, 2010). Essentially, a pragmatist outlook implies an interest in change and how people bring about and respond to change. To engage with the action character of the empirical field is at the core of pragmatism. This follows from Blumer’s (1969, p …