Stanford built one of the first office parks in the country. Tech pioneers swooped in. In the town of Palo Alto, California, tucked away between El Camino Real and Junipero Serra Boulevard, you’ll find the most influential office park in the world. Glassy buildings rise from manicured green lawns. Towering evergreen trees conceal asphalt parking lots. Somewhere, there’s a volleyball court. Although the landscape resembles the same focus-grouped blandness you’d find at any of the thousands of off...