Our philosophy

Technology should adapt to people. Not people to technology.

One enduring question guides everything we design: how can we help humans thrive within increasingly complex systems?

A person at the centre of an immersive experience

What we believe

Powerful technology, in service of human purpose.


AI, immersive technology and emerging interfaces are tools we use where they create genuine value. We use AI to understand and adapt, not to replace the people who care.

Human insight helps us ask better questions; technology helps us explore better answers.

How we work

Innovation doesn't happen to people. It happens with people.


We co-design with clinicians, researchers, partners and people with lived experience, so that what we build is grounded in evidence and made for real adoption.

1

Listen

We begin with people: their experiences, aspirations and challenges.

2

Understand

We explore the wider system, behaviours, evidence and context to find the real problem before designing anything.

3

Co-design

We shape solutions together with clinicians, researchers, partners and end users.

4

Build

We apply the most appropriate technologies, from AI to personalised and immersive experiences, where they create genuine value.

5

Learn

We evaluate, refine and continuously improve through evidence, feedback and collaboration.

Human experience design

Experience is shaped by many stars.


Emotion. Environment. Light. Sound. Movement. Conversation. Context. Data. Timing. Adaptation.

Like a constellation, no single point creates the picture; the connections do. TogetherGen deliberately designs those conditions, because better human experiences create better human outcomes.

Ellie Colyer (Fox), founder of TogetherGen

Founder

Ellie Colyer (Fox)


Founder, CEO and creative technologist, Ellie founded TogetherGen on the belief that technology should adapt to people, not people to technology.

Her work spans languages, the creative arts, human-centred design, emerging technology, AI and applied health and care innovation, each a different lens on how people experience, adapt and thrive within complex systems.

Alongside TogetherGen, Ellie is a principal consultant in digital health and care, with experience across the NHS, adult social care and defence healthcare. She holds an MBA with distinction from Warwick Business School and is studying for an MSc in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of Liverpool.

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