Krzysztof T. Konecki - a full professor and vice-chairman of the degree committee in the discipline of sociological sciences at the University of Lodz. He works at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology at the University of Lodz and is head of the Department of Sociology and Management. His interests include qualitative sociology, symbolic interactionism, grounded theory, social science methodology, visual sociology, intercultural communication and management, organizational culture and management, and phenomenological and contemplative research, human-animal interaction. He is editor-in-chief of the “Qualitative Sociology Review” and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Polish Sociological Association and a member of the Committee on Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences.