California Improvement Summit

California Improvement Summit 2026

For fifteen years, Central Coast Lean has gathered improvement practitioners every April on the Central Coast. This year we're doing something different. No April summit in 2026. Instead: the California Improvement Summit — August 30 – September 1, 2026, in San Luis Obispo, CA.

California presents genuinely distinctive improvement challenges — regulatory complexity, workforce diversity, fragmented improvement wins that never find each other. The question driving this gathering:

How do we make continuous improvement Easier, Better, and Faster across California's organizations over the next decade?

This is not a conference. No keynotes, no slide decks. Thirty practitioners in a room, working together through a shared problem-solving process — and leaving with clearer thinking, stronger connections, and real commitments.

Learn more at the full Summit page: supportmedia6.wixsite.com/california-improveme

Pricing: $200 for one participant · $350 for two from the same organization · $450 for three from the same organization. Fees are set at break-even cost recovery — every dollar covers direct costs.

Ready to register? Click the Events tab and register there. Ensure you secure the exclusive promo code from Eric (reduces displayed ticket amount to the correct price).

Questions? Email Eric directly at eric.o@centralcoastlean.org