Early failure of unrealizable ideas is essential in the innovation process. In order to honor the learning successes that were also made during such innovation projects and, above all, to anchor them sustainably in the minds of team members, the “funeral” method lends itself to this.
This involves active knowledge management, motivation within the team and the Idea Owner, as well as the appreciation of partial idea impulses, which can be valuably reused in further processes. The method of “burying” is a cultural part in agile development teams, where many impulses are tested and discarded in a short time.