No, I don't think so. I don't think the question presumes that inventing is a good thing and not inventing is a bad thing. In fact, here, you would probably say

No, I don't think so. I don't think the question presumes that inventing is a good thing and not inventing is a bad thing. In fact, here, you would probably say that the current work does not involve inventing things, but rather putting existing things together. That's supposed to be a valid answer, as well, and a useful one.