Hi, I’m Kate Adams, founder of Drift Club Consulting.
I help forward-thinking companies navigate the intersection of organizational design and emerging AI to build adaptive, capability-centered teams that thrive in rapidly evolving environments without losing the human element that drives sustainable performance.
As an organizational architect specializing in AI-ready design and strategic transformation, I partner with executive teams to reimagine traditional structures and develop adaptive frameworks that prepare organizations for the agentic AI era. My approach blends strategic foresight, human-centered design, and advanced AI systems to create organizational models that transcend conventional hierarchies. The result? Organizations built not just for today's challenges, but architected for tomorrow's AI-augmented landscape.
With a decade of experience leading org design, strategic planning, and serving as a fractional Chief of Staff at companies like Upwork, CareerBuilder, and Pontoon Solutions, I’ve helped executive teams navigate transformation from GTM pivots to rapid scale. My work centers on building clear, sustainable structures that support how teams truly operate. Today, I bring that same systems mindset to the frontier of organizational theory, organizational psychology, and artificial intelligence. Prior to launching Drift Club, I undertook an intensive exploration which included hands-on experimentation with AI systems, analysis of emerging research, and development of frameworks that address how agentic AI will fundamentally reshape organizational structures and team dynamics.
🌀 Where I Step In
Traditional hierarchies struggling to adapt to AI-augmented workflows
Teams lacking the capability-based flexibility needed for AI integration
Unclear decision rights between human teams and AI systems
Ineffective AI adoption strategies that fail to deliver organizational value
Leadership teams unprepared for managing hybrid human-AI workforces
🧬 What We Build Together
Capability-centered team structures that adapt as AI evolves
AI governance frameworks that balance innovation with appropriate oversight
Human-AI collaboration models that maximize the strengths of both
Leadership operating systems designed for the AI era
Strategic roadmaps for organizational evolution in an AI-transformed landscape
By combining systems thinking, AI literacy, and a deep understanding of human dynamics, I help organizations design structures that not only accommodate AI integration but thrive because of it, creating environments where both people and technology can perform at their best.
If you're looking to future-proof your organization for the agentic AI era and want a partner who can help you navigate this transformation with clarity and confidence, let's connect. I'll help you design what's next, not just what's now.
Why “Drift Club?”
“The forces which displace continents are the same as those which produce great fold-mountain ranges. Continental drift, faults and compressions, earthquakes, volcanicity, transgression cycles and polar wandering are undoubtedly connected causally on a grand scale. ”
— Alfred L. Wegener
Drift Club Consulting takes its name from the theory of continental drift, a bold idea at the time, introduced by geophysicist Alfred Wegener, who saw that invisible, interconnected forces were reshaping the planet.
Organizations are no different.
Behind every challenge in growth or alignment is a larger system at play: people, processes, structure, and strategy, all shifting together, sometimes subtly, sometimes tectonically.
We help you see those interdependencies, align around purpose, and lead purposeful, coordinated change.
The original “Drift Club” was a quiet society inspired by Wegener’s legacy. Today, our version is a modern consultancy focused on helping companies move forward, not by force, but by design.
Because in a world shaped by movement, how you align, adapt, and evolve is everything.