"Leaders expect and require innovation from their teams and always find ways to simplify."
This isn't about using the latest framework. It's about finding simpler solutions to real problems. "Tell me about a time you simplified a process" or "Tell me about something you invented."
Strong answer: you replaced a -line configuration system with a -line declarative approach that eliminated an entire class of bugs. Weak answer: "I used a new tool." They want HOW you thought differently, not what tool you picked.