A study showed that requirements to name women as directors didn’t remove obstacles facing other women in the workplace.

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and I believe them, whoever they are. We can all agree that a problem can be a catalyst for a solution, and that many business innovations are born of business challenges. But is it really that simple? Perhaps innovation is more nuanced than that. As we examine four distinct levels of innovation, try to determine what your contribution to innovation is, and what it could be.

Culture is how an enterprise values its mission, not its practices.

In the face of our “e-waste crisis,” many technology companies are trying to create more sustainable products. Some, like Apple, offer free recycling programs. But even if our devices can be recycled, the materials going into most of our electronics (and their accessories) are not sustainably sourced.