"I genuinely embrace innovation and creativity in my work. For that reason, I am always on the lookout for new and more productive ways to accomplish my goals in the workplace. Recently I incorporated a new electronics recycling plan in our office that has saved a lot of items from going into the landfill, not to mention reduced the clutter in our office. I also am a firm believer in networking with others in my field to stay abreast of new and innovative ideas in our work."

"Given that I am early in my career, I am constantly innovating to improve my performance. I approach my work with humility and I observe others frequently to look for ways to apply their best practices to my own work. It is a continual refinement process that constantly improves my work."

"As an aerodynamics flight engineer, innovation is a constant consideration and one of the key requirements of the role. I am always asking myself how the solutions my teams develop can be improved. Critical thinking and problem solving are skills that I lean on with almost every task that I do. The innovations I apply to my work improve my own performance, but more importantly, they improve the importance of the products I support."

"I innovate regularly in my work as a business analyst. I refine my approach to analysis and documentation often. As a process reengineering expert, I continually ask myself, 'how can I make this better for my customer or my team?' For example, I recently took an advanced course in SQL to improve my ability to monitor the systems I am responsible for and to identify and address data issues more efficiently. I was able to apply what I learned by writing several new queries that I use on a daily basis to check for issues and make the appropriate corrections. The changes I made reduced errors by 17% over a three month period."

"I look for opportunities to improve my work performance regularly. There are infinite ways to refine and improve the way I present information, plan for projects, and work with stakeholders. Additionally, I look for innovation opportunities at the team-level. I ensure that my teams meet at least once a month to reflect upon our work and develop clear action plans to improve our performance. We address mistakes and ensure that we continue to improve anything that is working well."

"I would estimate that I make an improvement to my work performance at least once a week as a software engineer. Refactoring code to make it more efficient is a key responsibility of my role. It is similar to writing and then editing your work to make it clear and concise. The changes I make to improve my work are then worked into the next iteration and improved upon from there.

Major innovations occur less frequently, but I am continually working with my fellow engineers to look for new technologies and internal process improvements we can incorporate in our work. I would bring the same innovative approach to Boeing."

Take some time to think about ways you have participated in changes that improved work performance or designs you have found useful in the past. Don't hesitate to talk about ways that you stay up to speed on changes in your field, whether that is through participation in various industry-specific societies or any journals/publications you subscribe to. As well, talking about any ideas you've come up with by attending continuing education credits can also be great to discuss with this question.

Keep in mind that your innovation example does not need to describe the invention of an aerospace or defense technology specifically. Boeing thrives on innovative quality improvements and the application of a href"https://asq.org/quality-resources/lean"lean principles/a, so discuss whatever applies best to your role.