Note that Dieter Rams is an industrial designer so his 10 principles are not about software but about 'design'. In that context a "good design" is indeed innovative in some way. But in engineering a "good design" does not have to be, and in many cases probably shouldn't be.
> a "good design" is indeed innovative in some way
Proof by repetition, I guess? You haven't answered the question in any meaningful way, just repeated the original assertion. It's still as unsupported as it ever was.
