For large companies, I can imagine using new branch offices for a/b testing. A while ago I read a comment here about a university that, instead of paving roads

For large companies, I can imagine using new branch offices for a/b testing. A while ago I read a comment here about a university that, instead of paving roads to a new campus, just had grass everywhere. A semester later they paved over all the parts where the grass died from all the foot traffic. I wonder if something like that would be workable? Have easily reconfigurable panels and furniture, encourage the staff to arrange it however they like, wait six months, then standardize/remove pain points/make permanent?