Intellectual Capital and Local Products at Ban Kiw Lae Noi Community in San Pa Tong District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate intellectual capital and local products  at Ban Kiw Lae Noi in San Pa Tong district, Chiang Mai province. Using the methodology of qualitative research by survey and in-depth interviews with local philosophers who create of intellectual capital and local products. The results from field research data analysis showed that Ban Kiw Lae Noi had important intellectual capital: wood carving and the production of traditional herbal medicine. Local handmade wood carvings are of superb craftsmanship with various unique forms.  Ban Kiw Lae Noi does not only produce the quality product, but it also has the potential to be developed as a site for cultural tourism.