How do you define innovation?

I’ll use a Star Trek quote:

To go, where no one has gone before.

Improvement, efficiency, and simplicity through the product lifecycle.

I have always thought of innovation, not trough the lens of novelty, but in terms of the latin ingenium, which describes the ability to creatively solve complex problems here and now using the materials that they have at their disposal. This allows us to acknowledge that (a) innovation always happens under conditions of constraint, (b) its about solving real challenges, and (c) requires a depth and breadth of knowledge and ability that are rarely found in a single person.  Innovation is a team sport,

Innovation is the process of introducing something new or making changes to existing products, services, processes or ideas in order to improve them. It is often used to create more efficient or effective solutions that can help businesses grow and remain competitive. Innovation can involve solving problems, inventing new products or services, creating new ways of doing things, or revamping existing approaches.

Solving real problems in unique ways. Not any more complicated than that for us.