The alternative to a systemic issue would be an individual issue, meaning a problem an individual has that's dealt with by their chain of command. It's systemic when we start to notice a trend or a pattern. It is something that is typically built into the system, as opposed to the relationship that exists between one or two people.
Quite often the feedback we get as we start to see a trend or start to identify this problem is that it is the result of the structure of a policy or program or service, and it cannot be dealt with at the regional level. It is brought up to the national co-chair. Then the discussion begins to see whether or not that issue is bigger than an individual issue.