Read more about the book launch and why you should participate.
In a world that craves quick fixes and simple answers, The Opposite of Noise invites us to pause, pay deeper attention, and not be so quick to write off difference and variation as “noise”.
This event will give a taste of the main points Sarah Freiesleben explores in her first book about how embracing complexity, rather than reducing it, opens pathways to wiser decisions, richer collaboration, and more meaningful change.
The Opposite of Noise is a transformative guide for innovators, changemakers and leaders who sense that traditional problem solving approaches do not meet the complexity they face.
Instead of treating complexity as something to tame or reduce, Sarah Freiesleben reframes what many dismiss as “noise” as “useful variety”, essential raw material for insight, innovation, and ethical action.
Tuesday, 19 May 2026
15:00 to 16:30 CET (Aarhus)
Mannaz A/S
Olof Palmes Allé 20
8200 Aarhus
Participation in this event is free of charge.
15:00 – 15:15 Welcome to Mannaz by Lars Nellemann
15:15 – 15:45 Introduction to The Opposite of Noise – Concepts through the lens of Strategy Execution & Organizational Transformation
15:45 -16:00 A tribute to Christian Vandsø Andersen
16.00-16.30 Wrap up, mingle, & book signing, etc.
16.30 Thank you for taking part.
Sarah Freiesleben helps leaders and teams design and execute transformational initiatives more successfully in complex contexts by helping them identify, navigate, and exploit emergent patterns.
With an advanced degree in linguistics and 18 years leading multi-national, cross-functional enterprise projects in a wide variety of industries, she believes we can (and must) solve better problems, better, by paying attention to relevant collective perspectives that are often overlooked.
Sarah joined Mannaz Consulting and Learning in February and works with all levels of leadership to develop the capabilities to use their agency, improve relational dynamics, and understand systemic patterns and constraints that could affect their ability to make decisions and execute strategy coherently.
I am a senior consultant and general manager in Mannaz’s office in Aarhus.
I have over 20 years of experience as a manager and consultant and work with management sparring, change processes, organizational culture, management teams and process facilitation. In addition, I am particularly interested in professional conversations and welfare with the citizen at the center.
I am used to facilitating managers and specialists at all levels. My clients are, among others, within research and education, psychiatry, energy companies, health and elderly care.
I stand firmly on the floor and use my natural calm, curiosity and experience to create a safe space where everyone dares to invite in and dwell on what is important.
I have a Master of Business Administration and a PhD in management and further education in process consulting, coaching and supervision. My strength is that I have an eye for both the business and the psychological aspects.
Do your strategic transformations feel paralysed even though their ambition is noble? Are you not fully convinced that people being against change is the reason?
Are your complex projects drowning in competing perspectives, misaligned expectations, or “noise” that makes it hard to move forward with confidence?
At this event, we will explore how complex change requires developing situational awareness, how engaging with so called “noise” is energy consuming but necessary in certain contexts, and how to more effectively channel collective energy towards shared intentions, so your strategies, projects,
and innovations can finally move in the envisioned direction while being fully connected to a potentially ever changing reality.
If you have any further questions about the event, please feel free to contact one of us.
