He probably means the distinction between jobs that are innovative or not, but he's explaining this to a 7-year old, so making stuff is a reasonable approximati

He probably means the distinction between jobs that are innovative or not, but he's explaining this to a 7-year old, so making stuff is a reasonable approximation of that word. (I just checked with my kid if he knew what innovative is and he answered it mostly right, but he's 13)