I'm not sure that what he's describing is innovative at all. It just sounds like good design. One can have Deep, Intelligent, Complete, and Elegent without introducing anything new or innovative. And I suspect that if one did all those things, even if it wasn't innovative in the least, they would have a market hit on their hands.
There is another word which I think sums up all those four characteristics: Quality.
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